Riley Gaines

a meaningless award given to a loser in order to soothe their bruised ego; participation trophy

"The university's athletics director adamantly refuses to award a Riley Gaines of any kind because he believes that awards should be earned and that nobody is entitled to recognition that they don't deserve."

Riley Gaines by Russ Hood July 1, 2025

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RileyGains

When someone earns their fifteen minutes of fame, and uses them to insert themselves into an unrelated place in the public imagination. Also see "famous for being famous".

Dr. Joyce Brothers went on the game show The $64,000 Question and won the top prize. Then she got on other TV shows, until they gave her her own show! She got those Riley gains! #RileyGains

RileyGains by DoGoSo September 27, 2025

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joybait

excessive nice speech, the opposite of ragebaiting

adrian: i hope you have a nice day and never get sad!
enrique: joybait ❤️ 🩹🌹

joybait by whatdoespseudonymevenmean October 17, 2025

Word of the Day on July 6, 2026

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fudanshi

Boys who enjoy yaoi (a genre in Japan that contains sexual and/or romantic relations between two men); literally translates to "rotten boy"; corresponding female : fujoshi

Alex blatantly displayed his fudanshi side to his friends.

fudanshi by Yuri Katsuki January 13, 2017

Word of the Day on July 5, 2026

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country mile

When country folk refer to a country mile it is considerd to be round 10 miles per country mile..ish...we boonfolk dont really consider distance

"I walked a country mile to see Earls new truck"

country mile by CountryBoy1243 August 30, 2006

Word of the Day on July 4, 2026

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Regular Degular

Plain. Not tampered with or upgraded. Basic.

May I have an order of regular degular buttermilk pancakes? Without all the added jazz? Hold the blueberry smiley face, strawberry glaze, chocolate chips and whipped cream.

Regular Degular by 1Bynum August 13, 2023

Word of the Day on July 3, 2026

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feeder

Usually a male who likes to encourage weight gain in his partner through the consumption of food. Feeders differ from FAs... whilst an FA is attracted to big girls, a feeder gets turned on by making a thin girl fat....or a big girl even bigger.

(see entry for feederism

feeder by therealrichieedwards December 11, 2004

Word of the Day on July 2, 2026

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