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A term used in Doctor Who fiction to refer to any piece of work which reuses old monsters or characters purely in an attempt to stir feelings in the groins of sad anal fanboys.
Fan1 "In this new book, the Daleks, the Cybermen and Yartek team up to fight a war against the Doctor, UNIT and the Time-Lords. The Doctor finally defeats The Master on the planet Skaro with help from Leela, K9 and the Sonic Screwdriver."

Fan2 "Sounds like a load of fanwank to me!"
Fanwank by Ian Moore January 28, 2004
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To fill in plot holes or explain away lapses in continuity in fictional works by coming up with (often convoluted) explanations of how it could have happened.
"But David used Sarah's real name even though he never knew her before she changed her identity."

"He could have read her file. He had access to it in episode seventeen and there were a few minutes when he could have flicked through it."
fanwank by The Rev November 13, 2004
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fagwanker 

A popular colloquial amalgam, comprising of the two slang roots; 'fag' and 'wanker', meaning:
1. Somebody who engages in masturbation with homosexuals
2. Somebody who is not held in high regard by the user, rather, is strongly disliked.
Des: "Hey John, I just bought a radiohead album!"
John: "Go wank some fags, you damn fagwanker!"
fagwanker by arklow representin March 23, 2006
When the writers of a television show, movie, video game or other product include jokes that the audience will get based not on the show, but on outside knowledge. Actors meeting co-stars from previous series, saying famous lines, or put in familiar situations just to play to the base like an asexual form of fanservice.

An in-jokey shout out in a body of work. The type of thing that fans will catch, but everyone else will ignore. More obscure than a simple reference, more in-depth than an in-joke, but a unique kind of thing anyway.

The writers are, in effect, winking at their fans. Fankwink.
Wow, they really put "you wouldn't like me when I'm angry" in the new Hulk movie? That's some Grade-A fanwink right there.
fanwink by yo go re February 23, 2009
a person who wanks/masturbates to gay porn.
dicky C: what's up dr. Faggot?

bill: oh my god, somebody needs his dose of fagwank!
Wanking over pictures of friends and aquaintances whilst viewing facebook.

The need for a fabwank usually occurs, inexplicably, at the same time as your hot friend uploading their nudist camp holiday photos.
Oh FFS, your mum's only gone and uploaded that video of her playing netball with no bra on. Pass me the tissues, I need a fabwank
fabwank by DangerWizzle June 16, 2010

Fan Wank 

When a nerd attempts to explain the inconsistencies in their favourite TV shows/films with supposedly 'common sense' conjecture based on non-canon material. Especially applicable to Science Fiction.
"Did you know that the Nova class science vessel was introduced to replace the Oberth class vessels in the 2360s?"

"Man, is that true?"

"Erm, don't really know. I think I made it up. Makes sense though. Wait, did I just have a fan wank?"
Fan Wank by vacant72 August 1, 2008
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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The practice of modifying a model (not limited to toy action figures) to achieve some result other than that intended by the manufacturer. ...
I had to kitbash my Luke Skywalker figure with my Darth Vader figure because Luke was missing a hand.
kitbash by geru January 15, 2006
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