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mother lode 

Originally meaning a main vein in mining, the spelling “motherload” is a mistake which is probably influenced by people thinking it means “the mother of all heavy loads.”

A “lode” was originally a stream of water, but by analogy it became a vein of metal ore. A vein of mineral ore deposited between clearly demarcated layers of rock ahdictionary dot com Miners of precious metals live to find a 'lode' of gold, which they refer to as a “mother lode,” often spelled as two words, sometimes as one (neither is in the dictionary though).

Definition paraphrased from Washington State University website
Son of a bitch, we struck the mother lode! in the 1976 classic film Network
mother lode by Real GURU November 24, 2020

mother lode 

A very rich seam in a gold mine, a dream or a phantasm !
"his head full of dreams about the mother lode buried somewhere inside" (James Lee Burke, Swan Peak, 2008)
mother lode by Dominiqueb59 June 13, 2009

Mother lode 

Clusters of peanuts, dark chocolate and seeds baked in a stream of golden honey and coconut oil; Vein of gold. Origin of something valuable or in great abundance.
"Oh my gosh! I just hit the mother lode!"
Mother lode by island girls March 23, 2017

Motherlover

1) one who loves his friend's mother... quite literally, in fact.
2) the solution when you forget to buy your mom a Mother's Day gift.
3) the sequel to SNL's "Dick in a Box," starring Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake.
"I'm a motherlover, you're a motherlover, we should fuck each other's mothers, fuck each other's moms."
Motherlover by lrob84 June 7, 2009

Motherlove 

Refers to the song ‘Motherlove’ by Bea Miller

It’s supposed to be like “i’d rather lay in bed and fuck myself” but we had to be slightly more clever about it and decided on motherlove to imply motherfuck u - Bea Miller.
Don't call me just because you have nobody else
I'd rather lay in bed and motherlove myself
Motherlove by GeniusBB May 8, 2018

Motherlode 

A cheat code for Sims 3 that gives you $50k
Hold Ctrl, Shift, C
Then type in Motherlode
Then BOOM, you gotta heckload of cash
Motherlode by CheatCodeGamer February 24, 2011
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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