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dataholic 

Addicted to data - its collection, use, organisation, etc - in the sense of "the fundamental interconnectedness of all things" as made use of by Dirk Gently, a character created by Douglas Adams.
It's no good, I'm a dataholic - I see someone's contact details and I can't help wanting to add them to the database.
dataholic by Phillip-B June 26, 2014
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datadogged

To un-commit something last minute. This can be used in a situation when someone got a rejection after the agreement was made.
History - This word became popular when a company named Data Dog, evoked offers of many applicants only few days before their joining date.
My date datadogged me 5 minutes before the meeting time.
The employer datadogged me by evoking an offer two days before the joining date.
datadogged by potter_is_not_my_name September 29, 2022

datahoarding 

Engaging in the act of using a large amounts of space (anywhere from a few terabytes to hundreds) and storing data (such as movies, data dumps, pdfs or programs) on it.
Since Jim began datahoarding, he can't seem to stop ordering masses of hard drives to hook up to his server. I've tried talking him out of it but to no avail.
datahoarding by the big meme March 2, 2019

datadogged

To un-commit to something last minute. This can be used in a situation when someone was got a rejection after the agreement was made.
History - This word became popular when a company named Data Dog, evoked offers of many applicants only few days before their joining date.
My date datadogged me 5 minutes before the meeting time.
The employer datadogged me by evoking an offer two days before the joining date.
datadogged by potter_is_not_my_name September 29, 2022

bang a you-ee 

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"
hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee
Word of the Day on July 19, 2026
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
Word of the Day on July 18, 2026