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To begin perceiving, understanding, or realizing (i.e., a realization). Also, a first appearance; a beginning; or a start.
My sweetheart's beauty is constantly dawning on me. Or, "She sings the revolution, the dawning of our lives." - Green Day
Dawning by Brandon D. September 22, 2005
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Red dawning 

the choice a friend makes to play on a better sports team with strangers than to play with his friends in hopes of winning more.
"Is Mark going to play league ball with us?"
" no he's red dawning!"
Red dawning by Lotek March 1, 2015

.Dawniix 

A tiktoker who's only personality is simping for David from the show Camp Camp. Literally cried once because David broke up with her in a fanfic. Has 20 mental breakdowns a day from being mentally exhausted and because David isn't real. She also secretly ships danvid. Not only does she simp for David, but she also kins him on an extreme level. It's terrifying. She might just be the female version of David at this point. She also may or may not have a knife kink... We don't talk about that. She also simps for Daniel, (Not as much as David though) and actively refuses mental help. Also excellent at masking. Dawn also once cried for 2 hours because she couldn't remember how old her little sister was. She may or may not have an ice eating addiction.
Person 1: Why is .Dawniix sobbing AGAIN?
Person2: Could be anything at this point.
.Dawniix by dawniix October 15, 2021
to duck so as to miss a low flying object, whilst being tired and yawning at the same time.
I was dawning a lot whilst tired at the frisbie throwing competition the other day.
dawning by montyvr6 February 8, 2010
This is to be a right old misery arse and ignore people for the sillyest of reasons.
"Look at the state of her, just because we didnt say hello she is dawning us"
Dawning by GNS June 26, 2003
Person 1: Hey look its Dawnni!
Person 2: Lets go say hey to her
Dawnni by dawnni.ford June 16, 2011
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The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
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A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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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.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

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!
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026
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