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Gumption 

Boldness, Spunk, Commonsense, Initiative, the Nerve.

"I don't know, but I think what I've got is something slightly resembling... GUMPTION!"-Iris from the Holiday
boldness, audacity, spunk, courage, spark, courage, balls, smarts, Gumption.
Gumption by Makro April 14, 2009

gumption 

boy that guy sure has some fuckin gumption
gumption by meh July 19, 2003

gumption trap 

Noun. A human-created situation that drains away initiative or original effort.
From gumption (spunk; resourcefulness; sensible initiative) + trap (a trick or contrivance for catching and holding people or animals).
Your constant objections are turning this meeting into a gumption trap.

Don't ask Linda to get involved with anything that has to get done right away; the woman is a walking gumption trap.

Surfing the Web has become a gumption trap for millions of people.
gumption trap by Zwieback February 22, 2018
Word of the Day on June 26, 2022

Gumption 

The common sense to stand up for what you're thinking. The verbalization of internal feelings without a sugar coating.
Do you possess the gumption that it takes to tell him how you feel?
Gumption by shwinga January 12, 2007

Gumption-Trigger 

1) The thing you pull to get your grit together
2) A place where you can find your mental strength to get through change
3) An event that occurs that triggers your inner leading lady/man
She located her Gumption-Trigger and set forth to create her own future

gumpshonies 

Having the will, desire and cajones to take on a task or challenge.
I can't believe Matt finally got the gumpshonies to apply for the manager position. I thought he was going to toil away as an assistant forevs.
gumpshonies by JayGeeZee September 14, 2019
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piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
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"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
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"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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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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