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FONKAW (Aphorism) : Fear Of Not Knowing A Word.

See FOMO1 - Fear Of Missing Out.

An acronym that came about in early 2022 in the UK, persists local to Oxfordshire and is growing in number of users. It was brought about because of the increasing "generation Z" acronym and slang usage of shortened or abbreviated words.

The irony of it's meaning and subsequent usage is clear, so when it's meaning is revealed, people are said to be "FONKAW no more".

It's usage is not intended as a reference to not knowing 'just any old word', but rather refers to the confusion around the acronyms and slang used in modern youth vocabulary.
Chelsea : "Yeah man, why not? YOLO2, right?"

Shenika : "Ha, yeah for sure YOLO."

Jeremy : "Um, What's YOLO?"

Chelsea : "Uh Oh, Jezza got FONKAW of YOLO, LOLz."Shenika : "You Only Live Once, Jez."

Jeremy : "Ah now I get it, thanks."

Chelsea : "FONKAW no more."
FONKAW by Alanicus May 24, 2022
Words you can keep

funkaween 

Mormon orgy... More than 3 couples making out with each other.
Those Mormons totally just funkaweened in the magic school bus.
funkaween by Kaakoush May 19, 2016
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Funkaween 

(n.) The act of many people, with an equal number of men and women, making out in the same van while trading off partners. A song is played and the couples switch of partners at the end of every song and then begin again. Typically done on Halloween night.
Guy 1: Dude what are we gonna dress up as this year for Halloween?
Guy 2: Who cares about trick or treating dude! A bunch of the cheerleaders are getting together for a Funkaween
Funkaween by Izaacus September 12, 2017
an impossible task, an uphill task, something that just cant be done
Trying to get you to come online is becoming a fonkarous attempt, where are you?
FONKAR by Cleobrutus September 20, 2011

fonkadankulous 

In Architecture, an idea conveyed extremely well through a set of representations thought only to solve the questions of life itself.

A brilliant idea.
A kick ass drawing.
Epiphany.
Insert for any use for JANKY because its the worst word made up ever.
Holy shit susie this drawing is Fonkadankulous.
Hey Jerry, your eye looks all Fonkadankulous.
Anybody smell that Fonkadankulous ass fart?
That guy's teeth are Fonkadankulous.
A last name derived from the language of Sh. It's meaning;
1. A Retarded, dyslexic human being. retarded, dyshlexic human being

2. One who often falls down stairs because of slipping on the heels of their pants. [One who often fallsh down stairsh becaushe of shlipping on the heelsh of their pantsh.

Sarah has the last name Fondaw..which must make her completely unswizzy.
Fondaw by McMason March 10, 2009
The act of wasting time all the time.
Similar to procrastination, except there is no active task.
Mother: Stop fonkalonting and help me clean the dishes.
Fonkalont by litigiosus May 13, 2019
More from Urban Dictionary

city chicken 

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.
Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?
city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006
Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake
“Slayyyter just announced another album last night
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real
Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026
Word of the Day on September 16, 2026

just fokin missing her

native american reservation origin... to miss an ex so badly that everyone can see it.. can be used for either sex eg. just fokin missing her/him
friend : *noticably sad*
me : look at you all sad & shit
friend : shut up!
me : just fokin missing her huh?
Word of the Day on September 15, 2026

endwarfins

The rush of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides triggered specifically by watching the Seven Dwarfs march home singing "Heigh-Ho" — that particular high of pickaxes, whistling while you work, and communal domestic bliss in a cottage built for men half your height.
I only meant to watch the Heigh-Ho scene for the endwarfins, and then it was two hours later and I'd watched the whole movie.

Endwarfins aren't just a Snow White thing — I get the same hit off the Lollipop Guild in Oz.
endwarfins by Howard Ogden September 13, 2026
Word of the Day on September 14, 2026
A slang term used to describe a bald person, typically someone who is completely bald or has a closely shaved head. The term is derived from the infamous, hairless kids’ cartoon character of the same name.
Example 1:
“Did you see that caillou over there? His head is reflecting the sun like a disco ball.”
Example 2:
“I think Dave is finally accepting his hair loss. He just went full caillou and shaved the whole thing off.”
caillou by WMH01 September 12, 2026
Word of the Day on September 13, 2026

Brought-upsy 

scruples; to have manners;

May also be spelt Brought-upsie

WestIndian/Caribbean in orient - Barbados, WHUT.
Example 1: Child, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: My Child, have you not any manners?



Example 2: What, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: I can't believe you're doing that. Were you not taught any manners as a child?
Brought-upsy by B-Town Gilly April 20, 2005
Word of the Day on September 12, 2026
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