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HONYwashing 

When a politician strategically responds to a Humans of New York post in order to cover up for the bad things they've done. Similar to pinkwashing or whitewashing but instead using HONY (Humans of New York) to achieve a certain end.
Hillary Clinton demonstrated HONYwashing during her run for 2016 presidency when she responds to a HONY about a gay child fearing for his future. Many people praised her reaching comment, effectively erasing her 2004 statement that marriage is between a man and a woman.
HONYwashing by prollygon October 21, 2015
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hotwashing 

Hotwashing is a casting practice in the film industry of the United States in which hot actors are cast in historically non-hot character roles or in roles which are scripted for non-hot characters. The film industry has a history of frequently casting hot actors for roles about non-hot characters.
Tom Holland is playing the "four-eyed geek" Peter Parker (Spiderman) at Forest Hills High School? That's totally hotwashing!
hotwashing by ShaneRyan January 30, 2019

Hollywashing 

It refers to holy wood taking awesome series/movies/novels/events and recreating them as a slick shiny, shallow, subtext-less, romance set primarily in LA using.

Generally hollywashing involves removing all political commentary, character development, nudity, gore and scenes that don't have broad demographic appeal.

Hollywashing also involves adding lots of computer graphics, epic wide-screen cinematography, lots of close ups of the actors faces, strategically placed products, Christian references and American flags.
Classic Hollywashing, (things that that have been hollywashed):

-The new series of V
-la femme nikita
-Planet of the Apes
-Doctor Dolittle
-The Nutty Professor
-War of the worlds
-Wild target
-Perl Harbor
-The lord of the rings
Hollywashing by mr duck 1234567 December 28, 2010

Handwashing vs Brainwashing 

Two modes of processing intelligence concerning COVID-19.
She was tuned to CNN, he to Fox News. She believed you could not be too careful. He believed it was a liberal hoax. Their tiny apartment had become a Handwashing vs Brainwashing battlefield.

hogwashington 

everything was good until bush became president. Then eveything got hogwashington
hogwashington by abbitbay October 28, 2008

Midnight handwashing 

Midnight handwashing is when a girl has just finished fingering herself, and is washing her hands repeatedly to clean herself off, can also be used as a euphemism for female masturbation.
"I spent some alone time last night that ended with midnight handwashing."

"I'm gonna go wash my hands repeatedly in the middle of the night ill talk to you later."
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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
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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
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
Word of the Day on October 9, 2026
anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
Word of the Day on October 8, 2026

square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"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
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026
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