John Barrowman, who plays Captain Jack in the BBC TV series "Torchwood", when running or being chased by aliens, runs with the palms of his hands flat and facing each other i.e. 'Platehands". This is meant to create the impression that Jack is "dynamic" and an "action hero", but instead looks like he's been involved in a domestic accident and not had time to attend the casualty ward.

Platehands by everybodydance July 8, 2009

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Platehead • dinner plate head • plane head • Plat Head • piratehead • Pathead • peaceheads • Plankhead • planthead • Platehands

dinner plate head

A person who has an exceptionally large head and small beady eyes with an enlarged forehead. This is most likely a cause of incest. Dinner plate heads are most commonly found in the back woods of Kentucky and other various rural states.

Man, he's got a big ole head and stick out ears. He must be a dinner plate head!

dinner plate head by Samantha123 November 14, 2007

Pathead

When you're head is completely shaven; bald; bic'd.

Underneath all that hair, you got that pathead.

Pathead by Skyhighness February 26, 2011

Plankhead

1. somebody who has a plank for a head

2. somebody who got hit in the head with a plank of wood

1. guy1: woah look at that guy! his head is like a plank!
guy2: lets name him plankhead!

2.guy1: hey look, theres that girl that got hit in the head with a plank of wood yesterday!
guy2: oh yeah! lets name her plankhead!

Plankhead by PlankHead May 29, 2009

playhead

Yes males and females can be playheads it is someone who just fucks any thing whenevea wherevea

im mad as hell that nigga is a playhead

playhead by thicknes23 July 18, 2006

peaceheads

Diehard fans of the desert and Mexico loving party band, "Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers" from Tempe, Arizona. The Peaceheads are a large and loyal fanbase of all ages, ready and willing to travel everywhere to see the band. The songs tell great stories of friendship, adventure and love, and Peaceheads know all the words.

"There were 3000 Peaceheads in Rocky Point for Circus Mexicus."

peaceheads by moword May 25, 2006

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026