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Embolism n. (Med) The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.
Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.
embolism by Hagabard February 1, 2005

pulmonary embolism 

A pulmonary embolism occurs when a venous clot (thrombus) dislodges and travels through the circulatory system and becomes trapped in the lungs. The resulting blockage prevents oxygen exchange and can cause difficulty breathing, coughing up of blood and even instant death if the clot is big enough.
I had a deep venous thrombosis in my leg and then it dislodged which gave me a pulmonary embolism. Then I died.

wine embolism 

A wine clot......like a brain fart, only caused by drinking too much wine!
She had a wine embolism after she left the bar, and had no idea what she did on the way home or how she got home!
wine embolism by Pologroupie November 29, 2014

emBorisment 

The humiliation felt by the whole of the UK by everything their current Prime Minister does badly
Did you hear how the Prime Minister was boasting about shaking hands with corona virus victims, before succumbing to the virus himself.

Oh the emBorisment.
emBorisment by YtotheBro June 16, 2020
The process of removing something or shutting down an opinion, topic, or law or rule of some sort.
The Taliban tried to embolish women's rights.
embolish by WordsAreMyThingBruh September 27, 2017
where you cut yourself #emo
My name is Ayesha and I am diagnosed with emolism
emolism by defining man2 October 29, 2023
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Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
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Palmela Handerson 

Your hand that you masturbate with.
Girlfriend: What are you going to do for the next week while I'm on holiday?

Boyfriend: Have a visit from Palmela Handerson of course!
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Basically the same meaning as ate.
x:"Girl your fit chewed today!"
Chewed by iod1o March 30, 2022
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Blue Movie 

A pornographic film.

The use of the word "blue" to refer to sexually explicit content was first recorded in Scotland in 1824. "Blue" meant "lewd" because prostitutes dressed in blue gowns.
I found your stash of blue movies under your bed.
Blue Movie by Shayde79 January 20, 2011
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fache-couture 

French slang, which translated, means "bull's fashion" but basically equates to "hyper trendy" or overly trendy. Used when a person wishes to express distaste at the latest fashion trend/fad, because it seems that everyone has a certain item of clothing or is wearing it. This term is most frequently heard in Paris but is slowly spreading to other parts of France.
1. That Burberry scarf is so fache-couture.
2. That purple American Apparel hoodie is so fache-couture.
fache-couture by bkgmh46x0x March 18, 2008
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