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Deep thought, creative thinking, using imagination at greates extent; fancy way of saying imagine/imagination.
I used my imaginism while writing my essay.

My little sister has great imaginism
imaginism by omar c. February 3, 2007
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A portmanteau word created through blending the word "imagination" and the word "escapism". Imaginism is the ability to escape your current situation and problems through use of your imagination if only for a little while. Someone who practices imaginism is called an imaginist.
The boy who was abused by his father, imagined he was in a world where he was in charge. He is a practitioner of imaginism and therefor an imaginist.
Imaginism by TheWriterJAB January 25, 2014

Imagines 

A type of fanfiction where the reader is included in the story as the protagonist. Often times uses 'y/n' (for 'your name') to represent the reader's name. Popularized on Tumblr with stories about One Direction.
teenage girlfriend: "I just read an imagines where Harry Styles and I went on a vacation to Mexico. Why don't you ever treat me like that?"
teenage boyfriend: "smh".
Imagines by kryzk March 1, 2014

Imaginometry 

Imaginometry is the conjunction of imagination and a perceived geometry of someone who is ignorant of actual Euclidean geometry and still requires the hypostasisation of their model.
For the reification or curved levels or circular horizons you must evoke the inner workings of imaginometry.

Imaginist 

Images in imagination brought to conscience and placed on display with visual art and thoughtful musing., Imaginist.
Sister Madly was reading her own imaginist mind and had thoughts and pictures form. She then went in to her media library and out web surfing to bring images to the thoughts in her mind that she also penned,
Imaginist by CTBear September 26, 2015

Vain Imaginings

Vain Imaginings are those useless thoughts that go through a persons mind when they are being useless. The term is commonly used in religious documents. That's because God doesn't want people sitting on their ass doing nothing all day.
I spent my entire vacation enthralled in vain imaginings.
Vain Imaginings by MultiFest October 2, 2017

Imaginize 

To make something imagined. To become imagined. To make imaginable.
I was speaking to a blind man. I handed him an apple and told him to imaginize it by feeling its shape and texture.

Close your eyes and try to imaginize this piece into your mind.
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Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
Word of the Day on August 29, 2026

Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026
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