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Photogenicity 

The act of being photogenic.
Thank you for admiring my photogenicity
Photogenicity by B Cody August 5, 2008
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Photogenicity 

Only a few lucky souls are born with photogenicity. Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) of the T.V. show How I Met Your Mother, is the best living example of photogenicity. Those who possess photogenicity will never look bad in a photo no matter what the circumstance. A study shows that certain names are linked to the photogenicity gene. The results show that males subjects named Daniel and female subjects named Madeline are most likely to have photogenicity (lucky ducks). Those born without photogenicity must succumb to popular exercises such as saying "cheese", or uncomfortable laugh before the picture is taken, in a futile attempt to look good in the photo. Individuals with photogenicity have the edge against other in their social lives because those who do not know them will instantly believe they were angels sent from heaven after briefly scanning their Facebook or other social websites involving photos of themselves.
Everybody thinks you are a hot piece of ass, you must have vast amounts of photogenicity.

Damn Neil Patrick Harris, due to your photogenicity, I can never take a bad photo of you. Why do you have to be so perfect? Marry me?
Photogenicity by boogiemansam June 15, 2014
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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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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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