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RescuePeriority 

Superior smugness exhibited by people who adopt dogs and cats from rescue shelters as opposed to those who get their pets from breeders.
Cocoa is a rescue dog I adopted from the shelter. People who buy from dog breeders are so pretentious and selfish ycet are nowhere near as annoying as my RescuePeriority.
RescuePeriority by EightBall March 16, 2015

Reichenbach Fall

The worst thing to ever happen to the Sherlock BBC fandom.
The buildup to "The Reichenbach Fall" has left many a Sherlockian deeply distraught.
Reichenbach Fall by Lestrudle January 22, 2012

Sean Penn to the rescue!

A derisive and sardonic comment made in response to the tendency of Mr. Penn to believe that he is making a difference when he takes on a cause.
Oh boy, we are all finally gonna be saved, here comes Sean Penn to the rescue!

rescue dick 

The showing off of one's prowess as an animal rescue, shelter, or other organization by making statements that the work you have done so far outweighs the work all others on the planet have done.
Barbara showed me her rescue dick when she said "I have personally rescued thousands of cats and spent $16000 dollars of my own money to do it"
rescue dick by RescueDick August 29, 2015

rescue chip 

A rescue chip is the chip you use to fish the bits of the first one that broke apart in the dip.
My tortilla chip busted when I tried to load it with extra salsa so I gotta get a rescue chip to recover the pieces.
rescue chip by Qeqeneq May 1, 2009
Word of the Day on May 3, 2009

bingai rescue 

An insurmountable effort to change a repeatition of conflicting situations that will eventually be solved without any much doing at all to begin with.
It is almost a bingai rescue effort to change the way Jack is. (Jack is a Veteran War hero with PTSD but with a future all at his own hands).
bingai rescue by zenamilkaze December 13, 2017
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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
Word of the Day on October 28, 2026
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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