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Taking something with the potential to be great (e.g. Pokemon Go) and fucking it up beyond compare, or creating a completely different product than what was wanted.
"Dude, I heard Jacob accidentally put salt instead of sugar in his birthday cake, then he tried to fix it by adding ketchup! He really pulled a Niantic there..."
Niantic by Crooked Desk October 17, 2016
(noun) The act of promising something, and then changing your mind when there's intense push-back from people with a lot of common sense, and then denying you ever said the first thing in the first place.
It was announced that the Ingress gameboard was going to be reset in January 2018. After a ravenous outcry from players with hard to reach portals, Ingress pulled a Niantic and said they were never going to reset the gameboard, players simply misunderstood what was said.
It was announced by Ingress in July 2018 that players attending Ingress events in August would get access to the Ingress Prime beta test. Players that had travelled to the only Ingress event in August in order to earn said beta test access were told that this wasn't the event that gives you access to the beta test. After an angry outcry form the player base, Ingress pulled a Niantic and gave all event attendees access to the beta test, claiming that this was the plan all along and that players attending events misunderstood what was told to them.
Niantic by Rogue Osborn October 27, 2018

Niganomics

-The opposite of Reaganomics

- The Economics of the African American Race, like using prostitutes as an investment and "homies" as your business partners.
1) Damion: My newest prostitute is worth $100 an hour but I will charge $150 to make a profit of $50.
Desean: Since when did you take a Niganomics class at our community college?
Niganomics by YOLO Tupac June 25, 2012
A small southeastern Connecticut beach town whose population grows three fold in the summer when all the old people return to their cottages with their attractive young granddaughters. You can pick up nice trinkets related to Niantic at the various Niantic-centric shops...(Niantic people are proud of where they come from).
Guy 1: I'm bangin' this chick from Delaware that's up here for the summer with her folks...
Guy 2: Where did you meet her?
Guy 1: Some shop on main street with a lot of Nianticy junk...
Niantic by Chowderhead316 July 29, 2008
parochial school in predominantly black neighborhood
Joey 'tends Sain' Nignatius -
Days ah homes day.
nignatius by joeschmoe1000 September 21, 2006
(verb) To state a deadline with a reasonable amount of time left to complete the task in the allotted time, but instead complete the task using 600% of the allotted time.
It was announced in August 2017 that Ingress Prime would be released by the end of 2017, now it's getting released in November 2018. They Niantic-ed it.
Niantic by Rogue Osborn October 27, 2018
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No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
Word of the Day on November 7, 2026
EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
EBK by silwhett November 5, 2026
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A seemingly endless debate with a idiot
I don't know man im not ready for yap trap stupidity today which always tries to suck you into it
Yap Trap by WolfieSnack November 4, 2026
Word of the Day on November 5, 2026
Texas is categorized as a swing state in presidential elections, but has voted for Republicans more times than for Democrats in recent history. As such, as demographics change political alignments, some Democrats believe that Texas will vote blue, or Democratic, due to their Hispanic and African American voters, who often align themselves with the Democratic Party's liberal wing.

Blexas has been cited as possible in the upcoming decades, but only if Democrats continue to win the Hispanic vote in bigger margins.
Democrat 1: What is your prediction for the 2024 presidential election?
Democrat 2: Well uh, Blexas!
Democrat 1: You've been saying that since 2008 though.
Blexas by Tritonist June 14, 2021
Word of the Day on November 4, 2026

briefcake 

"Did you check out the briefcake in courtroom C?"
briefcake by Ben Frey April 6, 2006
Word of the Day on November 3, 2026
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