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airport novelist 

an author whose books are most commonly, and probably only, sold well in an airport venue.

these books are all paperback, with lame, intriguing titles like "death before sunrise" or "the english assassin", contain extremely predictable/cliche plots, and feature faux-intense scary and mysterious cover art.
these books are meant to be read on an airplane when there is absolutely nothing better to do.
Dan Silva is such an airport novelist.

Dan Brown could be considered an airport novelist, almost.
airport novelist by mkgeezy October 28, 2009

Novelist 

A person that writes novels; books that are 50,000+ words in length.
I'm allowed to use my laptop during earth hour if I'm on battery power, right? I can't help it, I'm a novelist and my storyline is too compelling right now to quit.
Novelist by maddie_1213 April 12, 2011

nobelisk 

penis resembling a stone obelisk, ie wider at the base than at the tip
"you know that guy starkey? well i dont fancy him anymore..i was told he has a nobelisk"
nobelisk by Dominy May 28, 2006

French novelist 

polite way of saying "ball sack"; the French novelist is Honoré de Balzac
Always wear an athletic cup, so nobody accidentally kicks you in the French novelist.

Comment novelist

Noun. A person in a forum/comment section who goes on a massive tangent regarding a certain topic. Typically covering every minute detail and sometimes (but not always) using overly sophisticated language.
Jim: "that guy on that one Reddit thread was a total comment novelist

Sam: Seriously! His rant about horses went on way too long!

real estate novelist 

n. Person who aspires to leave their dreary life behind in order to attain a fulfilling artistic career. Often a lazy schizophrenic drunkard.

......................
Laugh if you want! I won’t always be a real estate novelist.

Another suture doctor?

Thanks nurse. Want to hear about my beehives?

No. Not really.
real estate novelist by gnostic3 April 19, 2022
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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."

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

"Yeah... I know."
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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.
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The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
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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.
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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
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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