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Detrimental 

Detrimental is an adjective that means harmful or tending to cause harm. It can also be used to mean prejudicial, disadvantageous or counterproductive.
Most people realise that smoking is detrimental to your health.
Detrimental by AKACroatalin August 1, 2015

friends with detriments 

The opposite of friends with benefits. A close friend who relies on you emotionally but there is no physical intimacy Involved. See also: HMNR.
I've known Leila for three years. She calls me up to talk whenever she has a fight with one of the losers she happens to be seeing. I like her a lot but we are totally just friends with detriments.
friends with detriments by aegiswings December 16, 2008

detriment 

A result of harm or damage. A negative effect.
He was elected to the detriment of every burrough in New York.. She thought that her brains were a detriment to her appeal.
detriment by byline November 13, 2013

law of detachment

In mathematical logic, the Law of Detachment says that if the following two statements are true:

(1) If p, then q.

(2) p
Then we can derive a third true statement:

(3) q.
Damn dude! I'm doing lesson 2.3 on the law of detachment in my geometry book!
law of detachment by greendevil32 September 8, 2016

Emotional Detachment 

The inability to feel or recognise any basic human emotions as anyone would.
After suffering that much trauma I was diagnosed as having emotional detachment.

Retinal Detachment 

A sight threatening eye problem effecting one out of every 10,000 people. This serious condition can be treated with surgery or by leaving your basement and getting off of Tumblr.
My retinal detachment doesnt keep me from finding all the creppyiest memes and hotdog leg pics.
Retinal Detachment by D2theMO January 7, 2014
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
Word of the Day on October 15, 2026

pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
Word of the Day on October 14, 2026

funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026

Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026
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