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Frolicology 

The field of study into the benefits of playful, sometimes silly and lively movement or activity.

There seems to be some taboo among adults with the word 'Play', they see it as the domain of children. Research into the affects of play on an adults brain, body and mind when they are in a state of play are uncovering that playfulness can be a precursor to peak performance and moments of "Flow". The team at Blue Chip Minds coined the term to better describe the research they were uncovering and conducting into the science of play.
The way humans appear to let go and become more creative during times of play are of importance in frolicology, as it appears to affect the way a person perceives themselves and their environment.
Frolicology by Froth Files August 4, 2019
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foxicology 

The study of the toxic effects of Fox news on its viewers
You appear to be suffering from hatriotism; we'll do some foxicology testing.
foxicology by ratissimus dorsi July 10, 2010
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Frolicologist 

A person who studies and researches the benefits of playful, joyful, childlike, unrestrained, silly and lively movement or activity.

The team at Blue Chip Minds coined the term to describe members of their team who were studying frolicology - the science of play.
"The Frolicologist paid close attention while they objectively and subjectively recorded the changes in a persons level of stress, their heart rate and idea generation pre and post playful activity"
Frolicologist by Golen Buddha August 23, 2019

Fooliology

A bajan (Barbadian) word which originated in Licorish Village which defines the act of doing foolishness.
So we gotta kill this one liter Jameson in 20 minutes?…this is fooliology at its finest.
Fooliology by Fatman246 November 8, 2025

bang a you-ee 

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"
hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee
Word of the Day on July 19, 2026
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
Word of the Day on July 18, 2026
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
Word of the Day on July 17, 2026