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In Suzanne Collins's 'The Hunger Games', Panem, formerly known as North America, is a country split into 14 districts. Districts 1-13, and the Capitol.
The Capitol rules Panem.
District 13 was apparently destroyed in the first rebellion against the Capitol.
This left only 12 disticts under the Capitol.

Panem comes from "Panem et circenses" which means "bread and entertainment", this is a metaphor of political creation of public approval.
In 'the Hunger Games', Panem is the country ruled by the terribly corrupt Capitol. It is where the Games take place.
Panem by hyphens_attack December 31, 2011
- A woman who's beautiful from the inside-out.

- She speaks the truth.

- She entertains herself (and others) by acting like a dumb blonde; this is obvious to anyone with a brain because she's a foxy brunette.

- She's a lover (not a hater).

- She's only a bitch when losers approach her at bar, especially clubs.

- She's cool. It's that simple.

- You will only know that she is amazing if you are amazing.
You know that Pattema gal she's really something.
pattema by Leon Davey July 2, 2014

Panemaniac 

A fandom that's obsessed with the Hunger Games. Panem is the name of the state The Hunger Games is set in. Panem replaces North America. Maniac is means crazy so, Panemaniac is a person who is crazy over the hunger games. You might be one. The symptoms are: Obsessing over THG, having posters of THG, being obsessed with Josh Hutcherson's Jaw.
"Ermahgerd! Jennifer Did another interview!!! WATCHING IT NOWW!!

"Omg.. Did you see Josh's jaw? CUTEST JAW EVER!!!"

"I'm such a Panemaniac!"
Panemaniac by cRAZYhgfAN September 3, 2012

Panem Forever 

A Minecraft RPG server set in the world of Suzanne Collins' book series: The Hunger Games.
"Aww dude! Have you been on Panem Forever?"
"Yeah bro. I love seeing children starve to death."
Panem Forever by Antonius Bui September 21, 2020

carpe panem 

A Latin Root, to SEIZE THE BREAD
"Lets name our clan "Carpe Panem" because we seize the bread."
carpe panem by ofernai June 15, 2020
A male with incredibly hairy ears.
"Wow, have you see his ears! They're so hairy!"

"Oh yea, must be a Pateman."
Pateman by TackleBag September 29, 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
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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.
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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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