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alteralgia 

A pain or nostalgic feeling for a life you never had or a place you never visited, real or imaginary.

Most commonly experienced when looking at scenery from a picture, a painting or a movie, but also when reading or thinking about a fictional place.

Pronounced like nostalgia
The setting of the movie 'Blade Runner' gives me alteralgia.

Thinking about the Shire from 'Lord of the Rings' makes me alteralgic.

I've never been to Japan, but the idea of being there is making me alteralgic.
alteralgia by TheLeopard November 26, 2016
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altrageous 

Used by hipsters to define something that is both alternative and outrageous.
"Dude did you hear Ed Droste is leaving Grizzly Bear to start a new project with Ke$ha and Shakira!?"
"No fucking way. That's altrageous!"
altrageous by Parisian tickler November 2, 2013

Alternageek 

A person who does not look like a stereotypical nerd/geek/brain.
Prep #1: Like, oh my gah!! Look at the geek in the Led Zep-puh-lin shirt!!!
Prep #2: Isn't he, like, the val-uh...val-uh...smartest one in the class?
Prep #3: Oh, him? He's like, an alternageek, duh!!!
All: EWW!!!
Alternageek by Alternageek #1 December 29, 2004

alternogeek 

alternative geek.
A geek that is deep into one or more subjects of study, some of them may not be traditionally associated with geek interest.
examples: a computer scientist that is also a drummer in a rock band, a librarian who is also a skydiver.

Richard is such an alternogeek, he can write programs and still sing "O Sole Mio" at a perfect pitch.
alternogeek by vruz October 25, 2007
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
Word of the Day on June 26, 2026

Nerd neck 

A "human" that spends so much time playing video games that their posture is level nerd neck. Everytime anyone goes tryhard they hunch down and their neck gets longer there fore a nerd neck is always hunched down cause they're always going try hard. In other words a nerd neck is a try hard, since their neck is 100% longer than the average human being due to playing too many video games and taking them serious, nerd necks are not even considered human anymore but something more sad. Nerd necks are often found on fortnite, their natural habitat usually being tilted towers.
What a fucking nerd neck!

He is building so fast, nerd neck!

Looser more like a nerd neck ha!
Nerd neck by D Sandwich Maker February 5, 2019
Word of the Day on June 25, 2026