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The opposite of tanning.

To sit in a room with shades drawn allowing no sunlight in.

To hide away from all sunlight.

No fake tans.
Girl 1- Hey, why are you just sitting in that dark closet?

Girl 2- SHUT THE DOOR!!! I'M PALING!!!

Girl 1- That's so weird...

Girl2- At least I'm not orange.
Paling by Beerbatteredbeefcurtains December 24, 2009
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piling system 

The system used by extremely intelligent people to organize their stuff. It is put into piles and gets sorted as needed.
I couldn't find my student loan application but found it in the "August" section of my piling system.
piling system by realmccoy420 October 28, 2010

slash pairing 

A slash pairing is when you pair two or more male characters together.

The female version of that is called Femslash.
A: The only slash pairing I ship is John and Sherlock!
B: Sweet, I ship Ciel and Sebastian from Black Butler.
slash pairing by xMinka June 21, 2014

One True Pairing

OTP is a perfect pairing between two fictional characters. Klaus and Caroline invented the word OTP.
One True Pairing is a couple so perfect for each other. For example the line that Klaus ended all ships. "He's your first love, I intend to be your last. However, long it takes."
One True Pairing by 000CAta June 12, 2017
A Peiling is a kind person who would offer help and support to their friends and family selflessly. She is sometimes completely clueless to the going-ons around her, which only adds to her cuteness. She is honest to a fault and steadfast in her beliefs. Her hardworking nature makes her a brilliant teammate.
“I am so grateful I have you Peiling”
“Peiling got that cake tho”
Peiling by acashewnamedwalnut September 23, 2020

crack pairing 

A romantic pairing (whether it be from a video game, movie, book, etc) that is completely implausible and/or bizarre, but people support it anyway, for laughs or otherwise.
Barret x Red XIII is a crack pairing.
crack pairing by Espiria September 2, 2008
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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."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

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

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

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.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
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.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026

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
Word of the Day on October 2, 2026
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
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
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