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Ortava is the pursuit of meaningful outdoor experiences through learning, adventure and time spent in wild places. It represents a way of exploring the outdoors with purpose — building confidence, developing skills and gaining real experience rather than simply passing through places.

The word is associated with high quality guiding, navigation, mountain training and shared outdoor experiences that leave people more capable, connected and inspired than when they started.

Ortava is about earning experiences properly — through knowledge, challenge, respect for the environment and a genuine connection to the outdoors.
That wasn’t just a guided walk — it was a proper Ortava experience. We came back more confident, learnt new skills and saw the mountains differently.
Ortava by Outdoors26 May 15, 2026
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Octavarium 

A. a series of events or actions that will continue forever

B. the latest masterpiece from Prog. Metal gods Dream Theater
Trapped Inside this Octavarium
Octavarium by TheSleeper October 22, 2006
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Octavarium 

The new masterpiece from geniuses, Dream Theater, due out June 7th, 2005.
If God was a band, He would be Dream Theater.
Octavarium by Bombinic March 23, 2005

octavarium 

an orgasm for your ears
o man Octavarium is so good
octavarium by bobo_the_hobo June 16, 2005
In Argentina, a bad-ass mate, someone who will bring you down.

In Argentina, police officer.
"Don't be such an ortiva, and let me go out with your sister"

"Hurry up and hide the bag of weed, the ortiva is around the corner!"
ortiva by Ras Makonnen October 20, 2013

octavate 

In music: to move a musical line up or down an octave or more.
Now class, please octavate the left hand on this passage.
octavate by DDRFreak January 20, 2008

Octavate 

A term used when playing a musical instrument, normally the trumpet, when a player goes into the extreme upper register.
Alex: yo Jake my chops are good today bro!
Jake: alright, so are mine!
Alex: lets go octavate bro!
Octavate by BatmanFoReal March 11, 2010
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
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A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
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