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headline 

A short saying, quote, lyrics, etc.. used on MySpace. This saying goes right next to your picture in quotation marks.
MySpace headline:
1) I love Josh!
2) To be or not to be? That is the question!
3) I can't make it on my own.. because my heart is in Ohio!
headline by oooh_shiny August 14, 2007

Headline reader 

Judges solely based on a news headline.
The headline reader did not understand the meaning of the article because the headline didn't tell the full story.
Headline reader by D1L0 December 31, 2015

headline status

usually an inside joke or funny anecdote that you deem worthy to put on your myspace as your headline.
friend 1- "i was not a crappy hamper...OOPS! i meant happy camper!"
friend 2- "Headline Status!!!"

Headline Speak 

Speaking with extreme brevity, in the way of a news headline. A natural shift in language for the Gen Y gang who thrives on Tweets, Emot-icons, and Vanity Plates.
Instead of saying, "It has been discovered that Captain John Smith engaged in sexual relations with a Native Indian woman known as Pocahontas", I used my Headline Speak and said, "Captain Boned a Native".
Headline Speak by Slugworthy March 30, 2011

Headline Shirts 

The newest addition of T-shirt ads to Urbandictionary, normally advertising with the header "Intelligently Funny Tees". Similar to Noise Bot and Snorgtees, they have jokes on them that invariably fail to be humorous.
Relent
Lessly
Awe
Some

Saw this on one of those Headline Shirts the other day. For fuck's sake, someone call the failtrain.
Headline Shirts by ShAdOwZ May 21, 2009

Headline Grabber 

A headline grabber is a person who is a HUGE attention seeker. If they are in some kind of trouble, ill, had an argument, or are bored, you'll know about it. And so will everyone else. People that can be legitimately titled "Headline Grabber" are;
1) Those that cut themselves and make sure everyone sees the wounds as they stare melodramatically into the distance
2)Those that think they "might be pregnant" all the time
3) Anyone who goes out wearing PVC trousers or a string vest
4)People who have got "such a headache" every time you speak to them, and the "stupid doctors" can't work it out
5)People who "just can't talk about it- no, don't make me! I can't tell you, it's too horrible"
6) Girls that tell their male friends that their boyfriend is a bastard, and then get them to start on him- only to declare undying love for him a few moments after the drama has subsided
"Ignore Shaz in her stupid PVC trousers and string vest. She thinks she's pregnant again. Fucking headline grabber"

"Look at those emo kids with their trendy arm slashes. Headline grabbers; let's hiss at them!"
Headline Grabber by MagickDio March 15, 2010
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
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Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
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