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A portmanteau of the words "Old" and "Otaku": i.e. an old person that comes off as disenfranchised with Otaku culture; seemingly uninterested in current trends in anime fandom, but is still passionate about old anime because "they just don't make 'em like they used to!".

Jack: So what do you think of the Summer line-up? Anything you're looking forward to seeing?
Ben: Pfft, I'm not interested in that moé weeaboo crap. Cowboy Bebop was the greatest anime ever made! The Japanese should know that by now. Why do they even bother trying?
Jack: Oh Ben, you're such an Oldtaku.

Oldtaku by Mizuki_Takashima December 1, 2013

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Oldtaku

An elder otaku. The highest population of oldtaku are Gen X-ers and Millenials. These otaku were around when anime was on VHS tapes and/or during the transition from VHS to DVDs that had to be purchased in stores such as Suncoast or SamGoody. They most likely watched anime on Midnight Run and pirated anime on their windows 95. Oldtaku are not restricted to watching only vintage anime, however if you tell them you are a fan of Evangelion or Cowboy Bebop you better be talking about the originals.

Look at all those oldtaku in 90’s cosplay.

Oldtaku by MandaB September 26, 2023

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Frothability

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.

The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.

Frothability by cptn.kagaroo1 January 26, 2024

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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.

"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."

Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026

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pod person

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.

The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.

pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005

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dead drop

A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.

"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."

dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008

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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.

No Surprises Wedding by dbdefenestrate August 27, 2023

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