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Jersey Left 

A Jersey Left is also known as a jughandle left. When you need to make a left turn, you have to stay to the right, use the jughandle to cross the road to make the left.
Take Route 35 North. Make a Jersey Left at Allaire Road.
Jersey Left by littleducknj August 21, 2009

Jersey Left 

The act of turning left when the light turns green in front of oncoming traffic, even though in no state in the US does anybody EVER have the right of way in this instance. AKA-another East Coast piss poor driving move.
Dude 1: "A jack-hole cut me off on the way to work this morning trying to pull a Jersey Left."

Dude 2: "Damn people can't drive for crap around here."
Jersey Left by Tio Willie March 27, 2011

Jersey Left 

When you have to go right to turn left , aka a jughandle.
You have to make a left on to Levitt Pkwy from Rt 130 South, but it's a Jersey Left so stay in the right lane so you don't miss it.
Jersey Left by MistrustLoon March 30, 2023

New Jersey Left 

The act of making a left turn at a traffic light as soon as it turns green. It is accepted practice in New Jersey to allow the first car at an intersection to make a left turn before opposing traffic proceeds.
Did you see that guy make a New Jersey Left? What are we are in Patterson?
New Jersey Left by Mike S G April 27, 2008
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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
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