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outside the box 

The act of birth or being born.
Wow, it was all dark and snuggly inside my Mom but now it's way too bright, too cold, and some asshole is slapping me on the ass. What the Deuce? I'm 'outside the box'!
outside the box by Florida Sunshine November 9, 2009

Outside the box thinking 

1. Problem solving or articulate thinking in a non conventional way.

2. Thinking in terms or aligning thought processes that are the same or very similar to those of Joshua Wilson.

3. Thoughts or mind processes that recipricate those of Timothy Griggs. He shall always be inside the box.
Nicolas: Hey bro why does he never use outside the box thinking.
Josh: because the answer is in the question bro.

Think outside the box 

A metaphor that means don't be mainstream, think freely and creatively. Don't just see the obvious, pay more attention to the content. Don't discount anything as unrelated or unconnected. Make an effort to push your thinking up to and beyond its limit. All the talents that you've developed at school should come in handy when you need to beef up your out of the box thinking skills.
Step back and see if the solution to the problems lie outside the box. One must think outside the box.

shrink outside the box 

1. To lose one's erection immediately after vaginal intercourse in which ejaculation occurs, and the penis is pulled out.

2. To seek sex with partners that fall outside of one's normal sexual partners, as in to "think outside the box."
1. "Wow, I thought I'd never shrink outside the box last night after porking the ole lady. Damn that Cialis"

2. "Man, you really were shrinking outside the box when you hooked up with that field goal post, Frank."
shrink outside the box by noumenal December 31, 2008

Think Outside the Box 

"Think outside the box" is the phrase every douchebag boss you've ever had has said to you at least one time. "Think Outside the Box" as a phrase itself has no meaning. It literally has no useful meaning whatsoever.

What they WANT it to mean when they say it (They being of course your superiors at every job you hated when you were younger) is for you to exercise your mind and figure out the solution to a problem.

The real meaning? "I have no idea how to answer your question, so figure it out for yourself."
1.) You: Sir, I found the account you wanted me to research, but in what way am I supposed to approach a 60 year old man with no liquid assets living on social security?

Your superior who's actually awful at his AND your job: Think outside the box!

2.) You as a 3rd grader: Dad, what's 9/3?
Your dad: 2.

You as a 6th grader: Dad, if x-10 = 15, what is x?
Your dad: 25

You as a freshman in high school: Dad, if (x-10)+5(2) = 20, what is x?
Your dad: ...Think outside the box!
Think Outside the Box by Aurinax September 9, 2010

thinking outside the box 

The thoughts a male has during intercourse to delay his impending ejaculation. Examples include sports, work, movies and his grandmother's loose, grungy, mothball ridden cunt.
Mike 2: Dude I came in like .08 seconds last night, my wife was pissed.

Mike 1: Guess you weren't thinking outside the box!
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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!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026

Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026

Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
Word of the Day on October 22, 2026

Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
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Palmela Handerson 

Your hand that you masturbate with.
Girlfriend: What are you going to do for the next week while I'm on holiday?

Boyfriend: Have a visit from Palmela Handerson of course!
Word of the Day on October 20, 2026
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