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crank up 

To crank something up means to increase it or make it more intense
The kids crank up the volume on the stereo.
The pressure to succeed in school has been cranked up a notch.
crank up by Vicky0 December 3, 2020

crank up 

“god i’m really starting to crank up”
crank up by YESladssss384 July 21, 2021
In the music community, when you “crank up”, you play loud as hell with precise tone ad intonation.
“Aight now, Alabama State sounded good. Jackson State better crank up on ‘em!”
crank up by idontevenknowman6707 September 8, 2026
In the music community, when you "crank up", you play loud as hell with precise tone and intonation.
"Aight now, Alabama State sounded good. Jackson State better crank up on 'em!"
crank up by idontevenknowman6707 September 8, 2026
In the music community, when you "crank up", you play loud as hell with precise tone and intonation.
"Aight now, Alabama State sounded good. Jackson State better crank up on 'em!"

by Xavier Delphin on September 8, 2026
crank up by idontevenknowman6707 September 8, 2026

crank up the diarrhea dial 

something that becomes really, really shitty over time
Person 1: there's a new sequel coming out for (insert shitty movie) today!
Person 2: oh man i can't wait to see how far they crank up the diarrhea dial this time!
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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
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