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Caternity leave 

Leave of absence when you get a new cat or kitten.
I'm out for the next 6 weeks for caternity leave. It's important bonding time when you first get a cat!
Caternity leave by Bikosmom May 18, 2017

maternity leave 

A period of time where the woman takes advantage of the fact that shes a woman and gets paid for not showing up to work. Don't ask why, or else risk being branded as woman hater by feminists.
RationalDude: Maternity leave is basically a paid vacation, thats why its controversial.

Feminist: What? You have something against maternity leave? You must be RACIST...I mean uh SEXIST! You hate women! You're a rapist! You beat your wife every night don't you?

RationalDude: I don't hate women and I'm not married yet...

Feminist: DOWN WITH MEN!!

RationalDude: *shakes head* whatever
maternity leave by zedude May 2, 2009

Faternity leave

A period of maternity leave, unexpected by friends and co-workers as nobody knew the Mother to be was expecting, due to her already substantial build.
Where's Kate been these past few weeks, Dave?

She's on faternity leave with the bairn.

I didn't even know she was pregnant...She was already a big girl though.

Aye, fraternity leave, right enough.
Faternity leave by Bayesoir December 31, 2019

baternity leave 

Noun, the name given to conventional paternity leave which is seamlessly bolted on to a period of sick leave.
Graham, "what a tosser Seb is, he's meant to be working on that project but he's gone on baternity leave," Colin, "yeah, amazing, he caught that bug just in time to get a straight five weeks off; fucking planned it I think."
baternity leave by Grandsire May 4, 2020

Maternity Leave 

a period of absence from work granted to people for paid leave.
"Maternity Leave?" *looks under table* "But you're all males!"
Maternity Leave by Wither24 July 19, 2022
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piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
Word of the Day on October 9, 2026
anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
Word of the Day on October 8, 2026

square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
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.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
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