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platonic friends with benefits 

Friends who are not dating but want to do traditionally romantic things together
Holding hands
Cuddling
Sitting in each other's laps (in a non sexual way)
Peck kisses (lips, cheeks, forehead)
"I have a term for us, we're platonic friends with benefits!"

Platonic Friend 

A very close friend of any gender. Everyone thinks you are dating, or at least flirting a little. F.eks. Dan and Phil (Danisnotonfire & Amazingphil) The are Platonic Soulmates, which means that they aren't "Dating soulmates" but Platonic soulmates, because they aren't dating, but best friends.

Both men and women can have a plantonic friend, and everyone can be a platonic friend. Its "uni gender"
Platonic Friend by ullakrussedulla December 5, 2015

non-platonic friend 

A relationship which has either a romantic or sexual component, or both.
They have become non-platonic friends.
non-platonic friend by letschatt November 26, 2013

Platonic friend 

A very very very close friend of the opposite sex. A woman is a man's platonic friend if she's his best friend (or a very close friend of his), but nothing more.

And yes, contrary to what's been said earlier, men CAN have platonic friends, just like women.
person1: Ashley and Brandon are so close to each other, they spend all of their time together. I'm sure they're dating!

Person2: Not necessarily, i asked Ashley yesterday and she told me that there was nothing between them, they're just platonic friends.
Platonic friend by Shelllsea July 20, 2009

Platonic Friend 

A very close male friend that a woman has. Their relationship is strictly "just friends" and usually never involves anything sexual. Men do not have platonic friends, just simply women they haven't fucked yet.
Somewhere along the way, John made a wrong turn and slipped into the friends zone by not making a sexual move on Cindy.

Joe: "Do you know what a platonic friend is to a woman?"

Max: "No"

Joe: "A dick in a glass case. In case of an emergency, BREAK GLASS"
Platonic Friend by McDavid53 August 6, 2008

Platonic friendship 

Just like what JJ and Emily have on Criminal Minds, a close friendship with no sexual desire.
She's my best friend, we're close, but all we have is a nice, platonic friendship.
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
Word of the Day on October 29, 2026
The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
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A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
Word of the Day on October 27, 2026
When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
Word of the Day on October 26, 2026

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.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026
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