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Compulsory heterosexuality 

When somebody experiences "attraction" to the opposite gender because that expectation has been pushed on them by the patriarchal society, this is quite often experienced by lesbians. It is quite difficult to distinguish between your own feelings and those which you are expected to feel.
I don't know if I am really attracted to Harry Styles or it is just compulsory heterosexuality because I do think I am a lesbian.

Compulsory University Education Movement

Compulsory University Education Movement, also shortened as CUEM, is an intellectual and scientific movement that advocates University (Higher) Education should be compulsory such as elementary school and high school actually are. CUEM advocates that university fees and taxes should be heavily lowered or even abolished for people be able to graduate in higher education, and it also advocates that exams such as SAT and ENEM should be abolished since everyone will have access to higher education, those exams wouldn't be necessary for majority of universities.
"The Compulsory University Education Movement advocates that with University Education being compulsory, people will have more access to science and technology, and will be better prepared for life and for the future, it also advocates that university education is somehow already compulsory, but there aren't places for everyone and everyone should have access to them as they have to elementary school and high school."

Compulsory 

Optional.

For when you are organizing a "compulsory" event or meeting and people choose not to attend because for no other reason, they just don't want to.
"Hi person, please attend this meeting. It is compulsory."

"No. I don't want to."
Compulsory by KnightSmithJones April 27, 2014

Compulsory age status

When a student turns 18, they may freely sign out of school, or drop out of school without parent's permission.

TRANSLATION: They can skip a shitload of classes and receive no consequences!
Sebastian: Where's Jon?
Anthony: He's taking advantage of his compulsory age status!

Compensatory 

A word Heather uses to act smarter than everyone else
"Don't tell anyone but I don't even know what compensatory means"
Compensatory by Jean Jack December 15, 2017

Emoji Compulsory Reaction Disorder (ECRD) 

This is the urge you feel when you either want to click on existing or add new reaction emojis to conversations on Slack or any other platform that offers Emoji reactions.
Youssef and Angelo seem to have an Emoji Compulsory Reaction Disorder (ECRD). They just cannot stop clicking the emojis they see.
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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
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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
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korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
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