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A friend in your social network that you have hidden or is otherwise not in your circles or streams.
I didn't want to offend him by unfriending him, so I put sent him to furgatory.
furgatory by jkdufair September 17, 2012
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The state of a defunct art website when most mainstream traffic has migrated to other platforms and the overwhelming majority of top posts are pieces depicting "furry" or anthropomorphic subjects. Most commonly observed on websites whose purpose is being "like that one site you know, but slightly different, and we promise the community will be better this time".
Pillowfort might have been a replacement for Tumblr, but it has descended into furgatory.
furgatory by bonkleton July 1, 2023

Fergatory 

A state of limbo inhabited exclusively by former Black Eyed Peas frontwoman, Fergie.
Tim: I wonder what Fergie is up to these days.

Reggie: Dude, no one knows. She's been in Fergatory.
Fergatory by Dr. Gary Mustard June 10, 2020

fragatory 

Describes someone being gay but doing something homophobic or heterosexual.
‘Mark is being so Fragatory, he’s gay but he likes to call other people that are part of the LGBTQIA+ community slurs and means what he says’

‘I’m being Fragatory because i’m gay but I like girls even though I wouldn’t date one’
fragatory by RoseAvocadoPink May 19, 2024

Fergatory 

When you haven’t sinned enough for hell but just enough to keep you out of heaven, you’re sent to Fergatory where you have to listen to the Black Eyed Peas on repeat until you’ve learned your lesson and repent.
This may seem worse than hell, but Fergatory is a small price to pay for not knowing where the love is. Hark; do not worry. Tonight’s going to be a good night.
Fergatory by Dig Nitty May 25, 2024

purrgatory

n. Semi-infernal place that slightly naughty cats go to for a while before God, enchanted by their cute behaviours, lets them into heaven.

………………….
When my kitten, Mrs. Muffles, nearly died last week she went through a long dark tunnel and caught a glimpse of the toyless void that is to come.

That wasn’t purrgatory Mabel. She was just stuck in the leg of your Justin Bieber onesie.
purrgatory by gnostic3 January 29, 2026