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Maskaphilia 

The attraction to/fetish of fictional characters who:
-Have objects for heads
-have masks that cover some or most of their face worn at all times
-have a face covered by a shadow, making it not visible
-or any other way of obscuring the face

(bonus points the more in-human it gets)

The word stems from:
Maskaphobia; Fear of masks, or otherwise something obscuring the face on a human body
-philia; a fetish of or abnormal love for a specified thing (example: Necrophilia)

Examples of this in characters:

-Sammy Lawrence (BATIM)
-The Projectionist (BATIM)
-Dream (Youtuber)
-Whitty (Friday Night Funkin mod)
-Updike (in Whitty's backstory)
-MTT Resort receptionist (Undertale)
-Hex (Friday Night Funkin mod)
-Most visual interpretations of Phone Guy (FNAF)
-SCP-035, The Possessive Mask (SCP)
-SCP-049, The Plague Doctor (SCP)
-The cast of Dialtown: Phone Dating Simulator
-several characters from Cuphead
-Some Weirdcore OCs
And many, many others.
"Why do you have so much damn Whitty porn on your desktop"
"Well, one, Horny, two, Maskaphilia."
Maskaphilia by Maskaphiliac July 29, 2021

Maskophobia 

The fear of wearing a face mask—when some people become mentally disturbed or paranoid of seeing their and others’ faces covered.
Guesstimate how many people globally suffer from maskophobia, who would find it hard to explain to the authorities why their psychological condition calls for a mask exemption during this pandemic.
Maskophobia by MathPlus July 24, 2021

mapophelia 

Feeling sexual pleasure from reading or looking at a map or a GPS.
“That map from Dora is kinda hot tbh”
“Derek, that’s your mapophelia talking.”
“IT IS THO!”
mapophelia by Sage Green June 16, 2022

maskothelioma 

A potential future respiratory condition related to the inhalation of fibers shed from masks worn during the CORONA virus pandemic.
He developed maskothelioma from wearing those cheap masks for 12 hours per day during the pandemic.
maskothelioma by Nolaman1 January 8, 2022
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026

Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
Word of the Day on October 2, 2026
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