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Tyler Durden 

The god of all gods. If you watch Fight Club then you will know what I'm saying. There is nothing this person can't do. Guys want to be him, girls want to fuck him.
In Tyler Durden, We trust.

The first rule of fight club is:

You don't talk about fight club

The second fule of fight club is:

You don't talk about fight club

Durden, Tyler 

The main character's alter-ego in the Chuck Palahniuk novel (and movie) "Fight Club". A representation of the narrator's id, who is mentally and emotionally capable of doing things that the narrator cannot, but desperately wants to.
People have asked me if I know Tyler Durden...
Durden, Tyler by 1Spectre4U October 21, 2003

durdenism 

A word, phrase, or philosophy taken either directly or indirectly from the teachings of our leader, Tyler Durden.
durdenism by Silence November 9, 2003

A Tyler Durden 

(Story-telling Device)The moment of a story when it is revealed that a main character is imagined (or is the same person) as another main character.
Joe: Dude, you see that movie last night on HBO?
Kyle: Arieagh. They totally pulled A Tyler Durden!

Ed: You see last night's episode? The end was a Tyler Durden.
A Tyler Durden by JmstX27 February 27, 2011

Reverse Durden 

The act of splicing a single frame from Disney movies into hardcore pornography. This is derived from a scene in the movie Fight Club in which the character, Tyler Durden, justifies defends job as a projectionist "because it affords him other interesting opportunities": splicing single frames of porn into family films.
I just saw a flash of Mickey Mouse right before Tori Black squirted. The guy editing this porn definitely pulled a reverse Durden.
Reverse Durden by redditedit September 11, 2010

Playing it Durden

To let that which does not matter truly slide. See also: to Play it Durden

Taken from the movie/book Fight Club
Dave crashed my car on Saturday night, but instead of getting mad, I just told Dave in a calm way that if he ever destroyed something I own again, I'd have his balls. I was playing it Durden.
Playing it Durden by c0smoline March 17, 2005
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
Word of the Day on October 29, 2026
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.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
Word of the Day on October 28, 2026
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.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
Word of the Day on October 27, 2026
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
Word of the Day on October 26, 2026

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!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026
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