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Filterfishing 

To lure someone on dating apps or social media with heavily filtered and edited photos. It’s you, but like... not really. Not quite catfishing, but almost.
His date showed up looking 10 years older and 40 lbs heavier. That girl went filterfishing.
Filterfishing by MContrary January 13, 2020

Brain filters 

Brain filters are what filter what you see and how you see it. They help you understand and recognize everything you see. If your brain filters are "clogged", you will begin to misunderstand things and mistake them for something else. If this happens to you, you need to change your brain filters. You can prevent damage to your brain filters by getting plenty of sleep.
I saw the letter w as zero today. My brain filters must need changing.
Brain filters by Aricia Azure February 6, 2010

Snapchat filters 

Used to by whores to let you know they are whores
If you use Snapchat filters, then you are a whore

Camel Filters 

The first filtered line of Camel cigarettes. Same cigarette as the unfiltered Camels, just in the 50's when cigarettes were proved to cause cancer, comapanies started to add filters to their cigarettes to filter some of the toxins out of the smoke. It also alowed for a smoother smoke. R.J Reynolds Tobacco just decided to add a filter to the regular Camel cigarette, hence the name 'Camel Filters'.
Underaged kid with no ID: Can i get a pack of Camel Filters?

Idian Cashier with thick indian accent: That will be $5.51
Camel Filters by death5089 May 24, 2008

minority filters

Those stupid iron "security" bars that cover windows in storefronts or homes, presumably to discourage break-ins. More often used to trap the inhabitants inside in event of a fire.

Minority filters can easily be circumvented by means of a skylight sale or similar exploit.
The gun shop claimed to open at 9:00, but when we got there at 9:15 the minority filters were still in place.

Filterfuck 

A condition in digital photography and Photoshop, wherein the graphics designer has placed an excessive amount of filters into an image, distorting said image in a distasteful manner.

The digital equivlent of spraying too much glitter onto a photograph.
"Lens flare, liqify, static...jesus christ, what a filterfuck!"
Filterfuck by Cedarseeded May 24, 2006
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
Word of the Day on October 15, 2026

pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
Word of the Day on October 14, 2026

funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026

Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026
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