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Almost Girl

An almost girl is the one who gets close—but never quite gets chosen.

She’s the maybe.
The if things were different.
The late-night talks, inside jokes, emotional intimacy… without the commitment that should’ve come with it.

She’s the girl someone leans on, confides in, flirts with, imagines a future with—but never actually steps into that future with.
Not because she wasn’t enough, but because the other person wasn’t willing, ready, or brave.

An almost girl lives in the in-between:
• too important to lose
• not important enough to claim
She wasn’t heartbroken because she’d lost him — she was heartbroken because she’d been an almost girl, close enough to matter, but never enough to be chosen.
Almost Girl by wooly00 December 30, 2025

a girl that leads a guy to believe that she's going to have sex with him, then doesnt. or pleases him to the point of almost orgasm and doesnt let him have it 

a girl that leads a guy to believe that she's going to have sex with him, then doesnt. or pleases him to the point of almost orgasm and doesnt let him have it
a girl that leads a guy to believe that she's going to have sex with him, then doesnt. or pleases him to the point of almost orgasm and doesnt let him have it

Almost girlfriend 

The girl who almost became your girlfriend but something happened meanwhile and you just lost her.
Your friend sees a hot girl and says dude look at her...

You say dude she was in my high school and she was my almost girlfriend.
Almost girlfriend by Vrehaan January 5, 2012

Almost-Girlfriend 

Someone you are seeing for awhile, and even though you get introduced to her friends and family and spent valentine's day weekend with her in scenic cabin out somewhere, she still won't be referred to as "girlfriend". There can be almost-boyfriends, too, I suppose.
Yesterday I went to the wedding of my almost-girlfriend's cousin and her mother asked me if my knee is doing better.
Almost-Girlfriend by colleague June 11, 2009
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026

Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
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