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verb. To whine about something, especially that which has nothing to do with them, that would not bother any reasonable person.
Did you read what Ben posted on Twitter? He isn't even involved. He's howelling!

Why are you howelling? That joke has nothing to do with you!
Howelling by ziggity zaggity December 20, 2020

Hotelling it 

The action of getting a hotel room for an extensive period of time when you were supposed to be staying with friends, in a short-term rental or similar.
Tom: "so did you get that apartment for your four-week internship?"
Marianne: "nah, I ended up hotelling it."
Hotelling it by Hotel-chick June 7, 2011

Hotaling 

A hotaling is the stupidest mother fuck alive; also known as a complete douche bag, one who is a pathological liar that sometimes doesn’t know what room he's in. One who has a big Jew nose and makes terribly unfunny jokes. One who eats everything in sight with ranch on it, if a cock was dipped in hidden valley he would go to town. In most societies known as a petifle, parents I would advise you to lock up your daughters in their rooms, age ranging from: there is no range who am I fucking kidding. One who has a strange obsession with punching everything within a 2ft radius of him. He’s under the impression that wearing socks and sandals is “cool”, not extremely GAY. So if you know a hotaling I would advise to stay clear!
"yo i just hotalinged that chick last night!"

"wow you sick fuck im going to call the cops!"

"'yo hotaling what is that white stuff your dipping your food in?"
"its ranch, my favorite!"
"Yeah, that sure is one of newmans own recipe! straight out of my hidden valley( a.k.a MY DICK HOLE)
Hotaling by the shin sucker April 28, 2010

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
verb. To complain about something no reasonable person would complain about, especially if it is completely unrelated to you.
That Karen over there was Howelling because I brought my dog to the park.
Howelling by IAmNotBen December 21, 2020

hotelling 

An office setup in which mobile workers do not have permanent desks or cubicles and so must reserve a workspace when they come into the office.
Consultant #1: I spend so much time at customer sites that I don't need an office.

Consultant #2: Welcome to the Wild World of Hotelling!
hotelling by JRob October 26, 2005
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
Frothability by cptn.kagaroo1 January 26, 2024
Word of the Day on November 12, 2026

Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026
Word of the Day on November 11, 2026

pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
Word of the Day on November 7, 2026
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