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Noun: When you go charging in with all your might, with no regard for waiting. A portmanteau of Desperate and Maverick, inspired by mixing Jamie MacDonald- Desperate and Lady Gaga- Hold My Hand (from Top Gun: Maverick).
I went full desperick on that final. I had to pass or else, I'd fail that course.
Desperick by Speedqueen May 11, 2026
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desperism 

"Desperism" : The action of publicly ruining your personal reputation through a desperate or humiliating act in order to preserve a flawed ideology, statement of innocence or ill reputed corporate mandate.
Example #1: "The desperism is evident as John still insists that the world is flat even after seeing the photographs of earth from space.
"Example #2: "Despite the overwhelming physical evidence that proved beyond a doubt that Robert was guilty of the murder, in an act of desperism, he continued to claim his innocence without introducing any contradictory new evidence to provide credence to his statement."
Example #3:"A recent clinically study proved that new widgets produced by FLUBBY INCORPORATED contain lethal amounts of toxic substances. Despite these findings, in an act of desperism, FLUBBY INC'c president released the following statement... "Our products are 100% safe and we urge consumers to continue using FLUBBY brand widgets."
desperism by Lance Campeau October 10, 2007

Desperita 

When you are desperately in need of a drink but you are all out of other liquor and mixers and left only with tequila and random other beverages.
Liquor store is closed and all I have left is tequila and Dr. Pepper. Looks like it's time for a desperita!
Desperita by houston34baby May 25, 2019

Desperacity Climax 

The point at which a person reaches the intersection of drunk and desperate.
Example #1: 2 month dry spell + 6 drinks = desperacity climax
Example #2: 6 month dry spell + 3 drinks = desperacity climax
Example #3: 1 year dry spell + 2 drinks = desperacity climax
Example #4: 2 year dry spell...you don't need to be drinking to reach your desperacity climax

desperacy 

I cry from desperacy of wanting the book.
desperacy by Terrum May 16, 2009

Desperita 

That mom who is overly sexual with her teens friends, telling them what weird things on urban dictionary mean and asking them inappropriate questions while their swinging ham titties spill out over a vest from the toddler section.... Will break out in sexual dancing at even a hint of a beat. Been know to grind there own living room doors upon entering a room to assert dominance. Calls themselves 'the cool mom' while frequently stating...... I could be your sister. Everyone says it! Will slut drop on command.
Have you seen her over there with the kids trying to be all cool and that, letting them all hang in her house all day and acting like she's 15........what a desperita.
Desperita by Banoffeemoo February 22, 2021

Desperititus

When your so desperate for friends or romance, ect. that you make up people and their imaginary lives to convince other's they really do have a life.
Friend: "My boyfriend just got a myspace!"
Friend's Friend: "Oh really, I'll go look at it. Hey - wait, he's only got two friends: you and Tom. I think you have a case of desperititus!"
Desperititus by kaylaandfreakinjenna December 28, 2008
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In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear
hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh
hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026
Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot 

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".
Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."
God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011
Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken 

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.
Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?
city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006
Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake
“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”
Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026
Word of the Day on September 16, 2026
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