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Shorter, easier way of saying
'on the sly' meaning 'in secret' or 'not obviously'.

Usually pronounced like 'ont sly' by people from the north of england.
Chloe: aww look at you, you're well excited on sly!
Amy: I so am not!!
On Sly by cocacolaprincess21 August 8, 2007
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On the sly 

To do something on the sly is doing something sneakily, like a ninja.
"Check it out, I stole this on the sly."
"I'm skiving off school, on the sly of course."
On the sly by Naevai April 3, 2009
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macking on the sly 

Covert flirting between two people. Because they have to keep their true feelings for each other secret, for whatever reason (i.e. they work together, one is married, etc.).
"Those two can't seem to stand each other! They're always fighting over something!"

"Wrong, man. It's all a front they put up. They're actually macking on the sly."
macking on the sly by D. Gould March 8, 2006

on the sly 

To be on the sly, the active of sly. You can do something on the sly, maybe stealing something funny and legendary, like mine and Jimbo's road bollard. You could also have 'slying it'
"We took that bollard on the sly"
"Tonight we're slying it/on the sly"
"Come on lads, here we go, on the sly on the sly"
on the sly by Ybot December 28, 2005

Susan on the Sly 

A secondary girlfriend, one that is around constantly and annoys you and your personal friends.
Heather - Hey can I have your boyfriends friends phone number?

Girlfriend - No, he says you are a Susan on the Sly

sex on the sly

Cheating or trying to cheat when you have a spouse or significant other. Those looking for sex on the sly are liars and cheaters.
Nancy: Did you hear? Monty's lookin' for some sex on the sly. Jack saw him hit on a girl at the club.

Alice: You mean Monty, Sally's husband?!

Nancy: Yeah, can you believe it? He seemed so sweet and caring to her. Go figure.

Alice: Uh huh, another cheater.
sex on the sly by mad megawoman August 6, 2011
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1. Meaning nasty, sexy, filthy. Popularized by Christina Aguilera.

2. Used usally as a close friend in hip-hop slang.
1. Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party Sweat drippin' over my body
Dancin' gettin' just a little naughty

2. Sup Dirrty? Haven't seen you in a while.
dirrty by Minty November 30, 2003
Word of the Day on September 3, 2026

Coyote Ugly

1. Place

The Bar came before the movie. It is an awesome bar where the girls know how to party and make you feel okay about giving up your money, drawers, bras, and dignity.

2. Movie

A story about a Jersey girl following her dreams, aided by working at this bar in New York.

3. Situation/Person/Decision

See other definitions - waking up next to someone so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than wake them up.
1. Yo, Coyote Ugly is my favorite bar! I got whipped, stripped, drunk, and danced on the bar all before 7 o'clock!

2. Hey did you see Coyote Ugly? It actually has a plot!

3. Ugg I woke up to Coyote Ugly this morning!
Coyote Ugly by jerseycountry March 8, 2009
Word of the Day on September 2, 2026

Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
Word of the Day on August 29, 2026
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