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Definition:
(noun.) A painful longing for an idealised past, often intensified by grief, nostalgia, and/or the intense awareness that it cannot be recovered as idealised.

Etymology:
Coined from retro- (backwards; past) + -algia (pain; distress; longing).
I felt retralgia when I saw an old video of people playing a video game that is now unplayable.
Retralgia by holsan August 15, 2026
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Rectalgia 

Rectalgia is a medical term meaning a pain in the rectum. You can see where this is going, it can be usefully applied to people who are a pain in the arse, you know the WOSPs, Malcolms and fuckwits of the world. See also pygalgia.
There are some people whose mere existence causes acute rectalgia.
Rectalgia by AKACroatalin February 23, 2017

Rectalgia 

Originally a medical term, rectalgia is a pain in the rectum, now being applied to people who are a pain in the arse.
Malcolm, with his clumsiness and stupidity causes acute and widespread rectalgia
Rectalgia by Croatalin December 30, 2013

retaliate 

To Give shit back 2x worse then what they did to you.
my mom took away my TV, you know what, im going to retaliate!
retaliate by Eddyyyb August 28, 2007

retaliationship 

A relationship struck up for the sole purpose of making the ex of one or both parties jealous. Usually short lived and ending badly for both.
Friend 1: Why the hell is Justin hooking up with Katie, I thought he was with Amy?

Friend 2: Yeah well he was until she dumped him for her ex. Now he's just in a retaliationship.

retaliationship by Erricred March 24, 2009

retaligagement 

The act of getting engaged to someone as a response to your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend becoming engaged.
Jenny accepting David's proposal is just a retaligagement of Steve proposing to Heather.

retaliatory masturbation 

The act of masturbating over somebody who annoys you, in retaliation. Could be used as an act of revenge or just as an excuse to masturbate over them.
Man 1: 'Hey dude, that really really really really hot girl unfriended me on Facebook.'
Man 2: 'What are you gonna do about it mate?'
Man 1: 'Chillax mate, I already got her back through retaliatory masturbation.'
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The practice of modifying a model (not limited to toy action figures) to achieve some result other than that intended by the manufacturer. ...
I had to kitbash my Luke Skywalker figure with my Darth Vader figure because Luke was missing a hand.
kitbash by geru January 15, 2006
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Satellite baddies

Attractive women who are far from your location.
There are no hot girls in the area, theres only satellite baddies.
Satellite baddies by Banksy123 September 5, 2026
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Omg, the ramifications!”
-“You forgot about the rammys, bro.”
Rammys by Brandonmical August 4, 2023
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Failure Shower 

When you fail at something in life (eg. failing an exam or not getting a job), go home and spend an hour just standing in the shower, propping yourself up against the wall with your eyes on your feet.
Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failure shower.
Failure Shower by Vikingnz October 27, 2009
Word of the Day on September 8, 2026
Acronym for Non-Athletic Regular Person. Your schools lacrosse team probably shouts it at you while you walk by.
Lookie at these bunch of narps, NARP NARP NARP
NARP by Douchebag McKenzy March 31, 2010
Word of the Day on September 7, 2026

High School Liquid 

A person who can freely travel between and fit in with all high school social groups and classes.
He is high school liquid, he ate lunch with the nerds and hung out with the jocks after school.
High School Liquid by Thaedris July 30, 2008
Word of the Day on September 6, 2026
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