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Barnes and Nobles

any corporate bookstore that contains a starbucks coffee shop.
Jim: "Hey, Ted, i was thinking about going to a Barnes and Nobles to get some Choose Your Own Adventure books."

Ted: "Do you want to go to the one off of Central or the one down by Alice's place?"

Jim: "No, i was thinking about going to the Borders where the movie theater used to be"

Ted: "Really? I didn't know there was a Starbucks in there."
Barnes and Nobles by alfonsothepirate February 14, 2008

Barnes Y Nobles 

This is what inebriated 40 something males refer to Barnes and Noble's Bookstores. (Usually said with a Californian surfer accent.)
42 Yr old loser 1) Hey Bro, where could I find a good Surf Mag without going all the way to the grocery store?

41 Yr old loser 2) Dude! Barnes Y Nobles Bro, Where else would we go?
Barnes Y Nobles by El Whys'ass February 27, 2011

Barnes & Nobled 

Having to desperately take a shit and the only place around to use a bathroom is Barnes & Noble. Having to take a shit so bad you can't think straight.
Nathan Barnes & Nobled after eating too many burgers from A&W.
Barnes & Nobled by lolgoodtimes July 22, 2009

Barnes & Noble Challenge 

When you and a friend buy a 12 pack of cheap beer like natty ice or bush light and sneak it into Barnes and Noble. You then drink the beer with a friend and buy a book before you leave.
Me and my bro just completed the first Barnes & Noble Challenge

Barnes & Noble 

An American bookseller, with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States. Founded in New York City in 1886 as Arthur Hinds & Company. Renamed to Hinds & Noble when Gilbert Clifford Noble was made a partner, then renamed to Barnes & Noble after Noble purchased the company and hired William Barnes. Now operates over 600 retail stores nationwide and is a Mecca for book lovers like me. Many have cafés that serve Starbucks coffee.
Regular person’s ideal date: dinner and a movie.
Nerd’s ideal date: Barnes & Noble and reading a book mutually picked.
Barnes & Noble by Lonely_Weirdo March 4, 2021

Barnes and Noble 

1: Satan's asshole, usually only to employees.
2: A place for insane individuals with foot fetishes and drooling problems to congregate.
3: A store that quickly turns genuinely nice employees into miserable bastards due to horrible pay, horrible management, and that god awful "do you have a membership?" question.
4: Evidently a library since, more often than not, customers don't actually BUY books.
"Excuse me, how do I borrow books?"
"You don't. This is Barnes and Noble. Go to the library down the block."

"Where's your manager?"
"That's a good question. I haven't seen them myself for the past 4 hours."

"I really like feet. What would I have to do to get you to show me your feet??!"
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
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Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
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Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
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Palmela Handerson 

Your hand that you masturbate with.
Girlfriend: What are you going to do for the next week while I'm on holiday?

Boyfriend: Have a visit from Palmela Handerson of course!
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