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Gossin, In Ireland, a slang word for “boy”, from the Norman-Irish word garsún, meaning young lad.
Tell that gossin over there to fetch me another pint o’ Guinness!
Gossin by 75Flatfoot May 14, 2018
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The act of loving the VTuber Amelia Watson unconditionally while fully knowing that a realistic romantic relationship with her is unattainable.

A Gosling is in a parasocial relationship. No matter how much they love her, she'll always be just a girl on a screen.
Symptoms are: Feeling of emptiness, loneliness, fear, emotional stress and pain.

The term Gosling is based on the fact that the actor Ryan Gosling played characters that had parasocial relationships, such as Lars, from Lars and the Real Girl and K from Blade Runner 2049.

There's a second term called Goslingposting, where Goslings post gifs from Blade Runner 2049 to depict the feelings they're currently having.

The term can also be applied to other VTubers.
Gosling A: I Love Amelia...
Gosling B: I know man.
Gosling by Detective Ame January 4, 2021

Ryan Gosling 

a) A person who thinks they're literally Ryan Gosling, Especially from the movies Drive and BR2049.
b) A person with Ryan Gosling Syndrome, a disorder that affects ability to feel, communicate and behave normally.
Therapist: This 'Ryan Gosling'.. is he in the room with us right now?
Ryan Gosling: He is literally me.
Ryan Gosling by RG 2049 February 20, 2022

Ryan Gosling Syndrome

Ryan Gosling Syndrome is a disease that 14 year old boys contract after watching the hit movies Barbie, Drive, and Blade Runner 2049. It causes them to believe that they are “literally Ryan gosling” and whenever they see Ryan Gosling they have to point out that it’s them or they will spontaneously combust.
Boy 1: Did you hear Ben and Raf contracted Ryan Gosling Syndrome?

Boy 2: Yeah, I believe they saw the movie Barbie and now they both think they are Ryan Gosling.

Gosselink Syndrome 

A condition whereby a person has no talent or skill in his profession, and resorts to sucking dick for career security. It ends up becoming sever, as eventually all that the person does is suck on cock all of time, even resorting to using beard wax so that sperm doesn't crust up in his beard.
See the new kid following the boss around? He looks like he's coming down with Gosselink syndrome.

Ryan Gosling 

Ryan Gosling, “I drive”
Ryan Gosling by Garysmattresses July 25, 2023
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The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
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