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Avant Tard 

It's for all those times when the art snobbery of a piece reaches such high levels that the feeble attempts made at being "exotic" or "ground breaking" just lands the artist squarely in the realm of retardation.
"I went to this new art gallery last week but it was so Avant Tard that it hurt!"
Avant Tard by Alienswede September 17, 2008

Avant Tard 

Cutting edge retard. Similar to avant guard, meaning cutting edge or ahead of its time, yet retarded.
Corky's performance in episode #12 of 'Life Goes On' was sooooo Avant Tard!
Avant Tard by Jenn Dickey December 17, 2005

Avant-tarde 

Hipsters who think they are cool, new and fresh, and have missed the irony in their retardedness.

The leading edge of edgy hipsters who have their heads so far up their arseholes with not an ounce of cool or self-awareness to allow them to realise that they are not in any way shape or form presenting anything new in their style, action, diction or modus operandi.
1) That guy, Don Atari, is so avant-garde. (adjective)

2) My sister is one of the avant-tarde. (noun)
Avant-tarde by Tokyo_Spy May 23, 2017

Post Avantgarde Jazzcore 

A fake genre of music used as a retort to people who claim to listen to a bunch of made up genres of music in order to seem interesting.

Rumor has it, only one band ever existed. They played only one show to an empty room, recorded and mixed the show into a live album, produced one copy, and then never spoke or saw each other again. The album was recorded through an old walkman, and can only be played through player piano scrolls.
Man 1: I listen to very obscure music, shoegaze-acidhouse, downtempo-core, Post-doublecore, chamberfolk...
Man 2: Yes, I too only listen to post avantgarde jazzcore, but these plebeians will never understand it. Surely YOU, have heard of it...?

Avantgardster 

A person that dresses in avant-garde fashions, and often blurs the line between style and strange.
That dude with the mirrorball pieces and glitter eyebrows is such an avantgardster.
Avantgardster by Nat Sel February 9, 2013

avantgardista 

an individual who employs novel concepts, styles, or tekkers
my Montessori teacher said I’d never amount to anything in the Art World, and now look at what this avantgardista has achieved - his own exhibition in the fucking Guggenheim!
avantgardista by Robocourier April 29, 2022
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026

Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
Word of the Day on October 2, 2026
Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
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