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Taking a picture with your smartphone that is so horribly out of focus, or too dark, or too much light or just generally the shittiest picture ever taken.
"Dude, this picture is horrible, it's out of focus, and poorly-lit. What did you take the picture with?"
"My phone's camera"
"A potato could take a better pic than this""Might as well call it a phonetato"
Phonetato by Nazrethim February 10, 2013
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phonebrator 

Phonebrator is a phone being used as a cheap vibrator.
Phonebrator

step1- put on
step2- insert phone
step3- call the phone
phonebrator by Rbomb04 July 26, 2014

Phonetard 

An individual that experiences life through the video camera function of their phone.
A video showed the recording of some "interesting" event. During that event, the filmer started filming someone else who was also filming the event. I have no doubt that the original filmer was in camera view of someone else who was also recording it. So they were filming someone, filming someone, filming an event. At some point a full loop likely transpired resulting in the original filmer or phonetard catching a glimpse of themselves through their own camera.
Phonetard by Jargonaut December 18, 2012

phoneaholic 

Someone who is addicted to their phone.
Out teacher is a phoneaholic.
phoneaholic by bevhills March 30, 2010

Phonetarted 

The inability to properly use a phone; especially one with multiple lines
Chuck: How is the new receptionist?

Molly: She sucks. She keeps disconnecting people.

Chuck: She must be phonetarted.
Phonetarted by the bride1048 August 12, 2010

Phonetarded 

A word that describes someone who know absolutely nothing about smart phones and how they work. These people usually have to ask for help with everything on their phone wether it is sending a text, taking a photo and worst of all using facebook. This label is mainly used for the older population who just switched from a flip phone to and iPhone.
My great aunt just ditched her flip phone for an iPhone X. I swear she’s phonetarded or something. I’ve had to help her for hours just to learn to text and open safari.
Phonetarded by Hello.gay.im.dad November 6, 2019

phonetard 

Noun: A person behaving abnormally, usually delayed or causing delay, due to cell phone use.
Traffic was moving along great until I found myself behind this total phonetard doing ten miles per hour under the speed limit.

We were leaving the movie but were stuck behind this huge, fat phonetard who was oblivious to the fact he was blocking the hallway.

Also phonetardedly (adverb, as in, to drive phonetardedly)
phonetard by geekboysteves January 24, 2010
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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.
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

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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.
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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
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Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
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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!
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