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Distraction Cake 

Something pleasant which draws attention from a situation which could be awkward or embarrassing for those involved. Distraction cake originated in British teen dramedy "Skins" where Emily Fitch produced a delicious chocolate cake, seemingly from thin air, in order to remove attention from Naomi Campbell who was being heckled about her sexuality - presumably as an act to show her undying love.
Cook: I know the cure
Naomi: The cure for what?
Cook: It's my cock
Naomi: What the hell are you talking about?
*Awkward glances and laughter*
Emily: Hey look what I made! (Produces delicious distraction cake)

Weapon of Mass Distraction (WMD) 

Celebrities that have been enlisted by the U.S Government to keep the public eye off of what is really going on...
Paris Hilton's crotch... Britney Spears cooch... Anna Nicole Smith America's Princess Di... all government operatives...a collective Weapon of Mass Distraction (WMD) if you will...

distraction dance 

Henry Stickmin dancing with the song Dance Mr. Funnybones playing in the backround.
Aw man, i got distracted by the distraction dance yesterday.
distraction dance by HenryStickmin August 22, 2020

Distraction

A person of the opposite gender which is not a significant other, but has enough "beyond friendship" feelings and possibilities attached to him/her that this person creates a major loss of productive time whenever s/he is available for contact.
The distraction is online. I won't get any homework done anytime soon.

Dinner Distraction 

When somebody distracts you with the idea of food being ready, just to get you off what you were focussing on.

Tends to be when someone wants to get your attention by the emans of using food to their advantage and ruin your focus on anything else.
Example 1

Person 1: - Dinner is ready!
Person 2: - Okay I'm coming. {Turns off computer}
Person 1: - Dinner is Ready!.
Person 2: - The dinner clearly isn't ready...

You haven't eithen put it on the plate...
Person 1: - I tricked you!

Example 2

Person 1: - Dinner is Ready!
Person 2: - I'm coming {Turns off computer}.
{Walks into Kitchen, with food still boiling and not on the plate}.
Person 2: - Why say food is ready when I can't take it into the front room yet, It's not eithen on the plate.
Person 1: - You can wait now then.
Person 2: - *sigh* fine... {Thinks Dinner Distraction}

Mutually Assured Distraction 

The practice of distracting others in a manner assuring that neither party gets any work done.
We were both working on our papers but then she started chatting with me on Facebook and it was mutually assured distraction after that.
Word of the Day on February 24, 2010
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Witch Bath 

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