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misanthropology 

A non-academic field of unscientific study dedicated to understanding how and why human beings are so shitty to one another
Where anthropology is the study of humanity; misanthropology is the study of inhumanity
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misanthropology 

the scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of hatred in humans
misanthropology-the opposite of optimistology
misanthropology by nihilistbarbie January 8, 2006

manthropology 

The study of the dating practices of the human male, especially as they relate to other aspects of male existence. Subsets include cultural manthropology (what happens during guys' nights out),linguistic manthropology (what it means when they say they want to "take a break"), malecheology (study of items found in closets and under beds after they "clean up" the apartment), and physical manthropology (things they insist their last girlfriend totally enjoyed
doing).
As a dedicated student of manthropology, Barbara could tell
that Jack's insistence he pay for dinner had less to do with chivalry than with his desire to impress the waitress who, as he kept noting, had a rad tattoo.
manthropology by capitolchick December 30, 2007
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The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
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A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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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.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026
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