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digital detritus 

The thousands of email addresses, blogs, GeoCities sites, AngelFire and Tripod pages that are floating around cyberspace, neglected by creators who have forgotten the passwords to the accounts.
I made a GeoCities page when I was in high school and have no idea what the URL is, it's just another piece of digital detritus now.
digital detritus by DT Blair October 1, 2010

detritus 

Stuff left behind, shit that no one wants. From Latin. Often used when the speaker expects that the listener won't know what the word means. This word is commonly used to describe the pile of bones and feathers that the hawk leaves behind after he eats the pigeon.
* Is that your detritus there?
* Why is all this detritus in the back seat of my car?

Pronounced DEE-truh-tus
detritus by dbushong June 9, 2005

detritus 

A useless person, someone that fails to be good at necessarily anything. Trash.
After her career collapsed, Lindsey Lohan became detritus.
detritus by c.montroseisgay May 9, 2011

Detritus Dave

A man who’s liver is quickly decomposing due to a constant flow of IPA’s.
Detritus Dave just got off work and is heading to the bar to get his fix.
Detritus Dave by 1000fun October 6, 2018

Floor detritus

The small bits of unwanted fluff, carpet fibers, paper scraps, lint balls, food crumbs, pet related waste, and other general trash that accumulates on the floor between cleanings.
Today my 9 month old reached out and handed me the bit of floor detritus she found instead of immediately putting it in her mouth!
Floor detritus by Sleepymom March 23, 2026
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piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
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