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Appsberger's syndrome 

Compulsion to download apps for things we can do ourselves or live without entirely. (Origin: Tom Bodett, Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me radio show, Feb 13, 2010)
Sufferers of Appsberger's syndrome are inclined to download and install compulsive amounts of applications and information to accomplish tasks they can already do themselves or live without entirely. "He uses his GPS to drive home to a house he's lived in for 12 years."
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Aspberger's Syndrome 

A mental condition that causes the afflicted to be exhibit VARYING degrees of socially awkward characteristics and extremely specific obsessions, being more common in men, but not unheard of in women.

Socially awkward characteristics include unusual vocal characteristics (voice is expressionless monotone or overly expressive radio personality voice), inconsistent or nonexistent grooming or hygiene, lack of facial expression, and the inability to carry on a normal conversation (extremely long winded or maddeningly terse).

Extremely specific obsessions could range from sports (i.e. knowing everything about a team) to celebrities to science fiction. Science fiction or fantasy being the most common, sufferers generally also possessing an active fantasy life.

His eccentric appearance and clothing, along with his long-winded story about the problems he was having with his girlfriend indicated to me that he might have a mild case of Aspberger's Syndrome.

She realized that she had lost count of how many times she had read Lord of the Rings and wondered if she had Aspberger's.

bang a you-ee 

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"
hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee
Word of the Day on July 19, 2026
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
Word of the Day on July 18, 2026
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
Word of the Day on July 17, 2026

Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.
I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand
Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026
Word of the Day on July 16, 2026
n. A screenshot fabricated by a company to misrepresent the graphics of a game; a combination of the words bullshit and screenshot.

Originated from Penny Arcade, a popular gaming webcomic.
-Have you seen Madden 2006 for the Xbox 360? The graphics are gonna be awesome!
-Dude, the Madden 2006 images they showed at E3 were bullshots. It doesn't look nearly as good as they said.
bullshot by Worker Unit #503,298,545 September 26, 2005
Word of the Day on July 15, 2026