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what's the big idea? 

A question to an illogical action asking if there is some sort of higher purpose or if the act of stupidity is part of some larger, genious plan to take over the world.
*Japan, 1942*

A: You told our pilots to crash thier planes into ships, what's the big idea?

B: We lose a few cheap aeroplanes and a couple of pilots, the enemy loses an expensive ship and thousands of lives.


A: Ah.

The big idea 

"What's the big idea" is a phrase used whenever a person has a stupid, impossible, or pointless idea and someone needs to tell them off without being too rude.
Jason: "Dude, let's go smoke weed in public!"
Mike: "Oh, really? What's the big idea? Get arrested?"
Jason: "Uh, no...it's to have fun."
Mike: "In jail? Are you barred again?"

Big Ideas 

Radiohead's best song! It has only been played live a handful of times and studio version may NEVER be recorded. It features a glockenspiel in full band arrangements.
Do you think Radiohead will play Big Ideas tonight? I really hope so.

I like the full band version of Big Ideas so much better than the acoustic.
Big Ideas by Download-This April 10, 2004

Big Ideas 

A popular Radiohead song (better known as "Nude") that, at long last, will feature on the band's as-yet-untitled seventh studio album.
The new version of Radiohead's "Nude (Big Ideas)" will include a Jonny Greenwood-orchestrated string section.

Cosmic activity in the financial area of your chart will encourage you to back up those big ideas you’ve been having with time, energy and money. The more you are willing to invest in yourself the more you will get back in return SO FUCK OFF OR GET KILLED 

Cosmic activity in the financial area of your chart will encourage you to back up those big ideas you’ve been having with time, energy and money. The more you are willing to invest in yourself the more you will get back in return SO FUCK OFF OR GET KILLED
Cosmic activity in the financial area of your chart will encourage you to back up those big ideas you’ve been having with time, energy and money. The more you are willing to invest in yourself the more you will get back in return SO FUCK OFF OR GET KILLED

Bigideas 

A name for one of the greatest philosophers known to man. His works are most unknown, but he is appreciated by the Toxic Brood.
Dude did you finish reading Bigideas’ eight hundred page thesis? It is truly a work of art!
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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!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026

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
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026

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
Word of the Day on October 22, 2026

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
Word of the Day on October 21, 2026

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!
Word of the Day on October 20, 2026
Basically the same meaning as ate.
x:"Girl your fit chewed today!"
Chewed by iod1o March 30, 2022
Word of the Day on October 19, 2026
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