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Phanticipation

A feeling of excitement and fear a video that is going to drop in the near future.
• As with most pleasures, it's not so much the experience itself as the phanticipation that is enjoyable.

• The postponement of the Vegas Vlog has held phannies in eager phanticipation for several months.
Phanticipation by tetrapaec March 20, 2025

participation award 

A "reward" one gets for merely participating. Although usually given with good intentions, more often than not it will remind the owner that he failed, and that his best is not good enough.
"Congratulations, here's a participation award, for doing your best!"
"...because apparently my best isn't good enough to actually win something."
participation award by xldr November 28, 2011

Participation Trophy 

Something you get for accomplishing nothing.
You lost! Hooray, you win a participation trophy!

Panticipation 

Panticipation: When you're cuddling with a girl fully clothed and you pitch a huge fucking tent. She must know its there and you must know she knows it there.
So there we were, cuddling, and there was some serious fucking panticipation. Whats sucks is that i was wearing basketball shorts.
Panticipation by tenrudy December 7, 2009

punticipation

1. The feeling of waiting for others to process the brilliance of your pun.
2. The feeling of suspense you experience after you set someone up for a punny joke.
Nerd: Did you hear that our chemistry teacher died?
Geek: That's sad... Where did they barium?
Nerd: Finally! I tried setting that joke up with five other people and the punticipation's been killing me.
Geek: I zinc you argon-na have to learn some less nerdy jokes.
Nerd: Mind your own bismuth.
Geek: Okay, that's enough.
punticipation by axoff March 3, 2011

Participation Trophy Wife 

A "trophy wife" in the sense that we now live in a society where everyone gets a trophy. She's certainly not first, second, or even third place.
She is not even close to hot enough to be called a trophy wife - at best she's a participation trophy wife.
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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
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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
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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
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