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couch surfing 

1. A cheap form of lodging used mainly by college-students or recent college-grads, where one stays on acquaintance's couches rather than a hotel.

2. What someone who can't afford rent on their own and/or can't find roommates quick enough does when they are "between" places
1. dude1:I'm hittin' up NYC this weekend.
dude2:Damn, thats gonna be expensive.
dude1:Not rilli, my boy from college just got a job and a place in Manhattan, and I'm couch surfin'.

2. person1: Whats up with Joe, he's been here like all the time.
person2:he just broke up with his girl, and doesn't have a place yet, so he's couch surfin' here 'til then.
couch surfing by Aaron August 4, 2004

couch surfing 

A skilled professional sport; most often taken up by the homeless musician. It may consist of riding the 'ultimate wave' ( prolonged or permanently scored sofa accomidation) or smaller and shorter waves (temporary stays).
These skilled and talented 'couch athletes' sometimes consider getting a job, but usually are back out in the surf within a few weeks thereafter. WARNING: This culture is extremely territorial!
Locals only dude!! Dont snake my wave or I'll smash my guitar over your head...
couch surfing by herbiewa July 27, 2004

Couch surfing 

Surfing the web while lying on the couch.
I saw the gnarliest Wipeout video when I was couch surfing yesterday.
Couch surfing by Rand Shitt February 16, 2019

couch surfing 

when a someone is on a couch that is being dragged by a moving vehicle
Dude, Jacob surfed all the way down the neighborhood when he was couch surfing last night
couch surfing by drenched January 12, 2009

couchsurfing 

A social networking tool for travelers to use while voyaging on the cheap. Done alone, in pairs, or in groups, couchsurfing can be done in over 250 countries with more than 2,000,000 couchsurfers worldwide. Popularized by its website, all that's required is to simply create a profile and request or offer a couch. Costs nothing but the memories and experiences are priceless.
Never sleep with your couchsurfing host...especially if he offers you alcohol.
couchsurfing by atayavie December 21, 2010
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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Me: Poggers!
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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.
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