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Intonation 

Having all the notes in tune on your instrument/voice
Dude, that kid sucks at guitar. Listen to his intonation!
Intonation by rubber314chicken November 2, 2008

Intonation 

The sing-song noises that you make when you talk. They can add some or all of the meaning to what you're saying, such as when you're being sarcastic.
I thought that jerk was being serious when he called me a stupid idiot until I realized from his intonation that he was being sarcastic.
Intonation by Lawless Lucy Levittown November 11, 2022

iPhonation 

A collaboration of iphone and nation. Simply the mass users that experience the awesomeness apple has provided us. Also the majority of the world!
"Come on board and join the iPhonation, everyone is doing it!
iPhonation by Trevorrrrrrrrrrrrrrr February 21, 2011

Intonation

Not a real word!
Jamaal is right, intonation is not a real word!
Intonation by Wavydrum November 13, 2025

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Ideonation

A nation whose identity, borders, and self‑understanding are constructed around a core ideology rather than primarily around ethnicity, language, or geography. An ideonation defines itself by adherence to a set of beliefs (liberal democracy, communism, theocracy, etc.), and citizenship is often tied to ideological loyalty. Examples include the United States (American creedal nationalism), the former USSR (Soviet man), or revolutionary France (liberté, égalité, fraternité). Ideonations are especially prone to ideological purity tests and conflicts over what “true” membership requires. They also face crises when the founding ideology loses legitimacy, leaving an identity vacuum.
Example: “The United States is often described as an ideonation—you don’t need to share an ethnicity, only a belief in ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ In practice, that belief has been fiercely contested.”

Ideogovernment

A government that explicitly and systematically organizes its policies, institutions, and legitimation around a single ideology—where governance is not pragmatism but ideological implementation. In an ideogovernment, policy debates are not about what works but about what is ideologically correct. The government’s primary function is to realize the ideology (e.g., building socialism, enforcing religious law, advancing neoliberal marketization). Ideogovernments often produce rigid orthodoxy, purge dissenters, and prioritize ideological purity over adaptability. However, they can also generate intense loyalty and clear direction. The term is used critically to highlight when governance has become subservient to dogma rather than responsive to human needs.

Example: “The new administration wasn’t just conservative; it was an ideogovernment, replacing career officials with ideologues and measuring every policy by its alignment with a 50‑page manifesto.”
Ideonation by Abzugal April 16, 2026
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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.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
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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.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
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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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Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
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