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the lights are on, but there's nobody home 

Someone who is mentally vacant. "Fit in body but sick in mind" as one may have said in an ancient Catholic will.
Q:Why does she just sit in that rocking chair all day?


A:The lights are on, but there's nobody home.

Nobody will notice if there’s nobody to notice 

A saying that means there can’t be anyone knowing of all the dead bodies piled up if everybody is already dead.
Overpowered main character: kills the whole kingdom with a flick of his finger.
Princess he saved to fuck: nooo, our party members will know you killed their home!
Overpower main character: come to the tent tonight for we shall fuck good, and nobody will notice if there’s nobody to notice...

nobody's business 

A colloquial expression used in simile-like grammatical constructions to attribute particular force to the action of a verb. To state that something is happening "like nobody's business" suggests that it is happening with a particularly high degree of intensity.
It's raining outside like nobody's business!

Nobody's fool 

I'm not nobody's fool (I'm not nobody's fool)
If you're trying to turn me into something else
I've seen enough and I'm over that
I'm not nobody's fool
Nobody's fool by meandmysel March 9, 2018

nobody's money 

a previous experience that is so awe inspiring and surreal it is beyond any monetary value
That rave was like nobody's money.
nobody's money by Case Barden July 22, 2006

Nobody's that gay 

When a gay guy wants to fuck an extremely hot woman, he says this to justify himself
Ray: "...just aching to pounce on the supple brown flesh of your woman."
Cyril: "Shut up!"
Ray: "They are going to mess her up."
Cyril: "Why are you even here?!"
Ray: "Hello? (holds up ticket granting him "access" to Lana)"
Cyril: "But you're gay!"
Ray: "Girl, please. Nobody's that gay"
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026

Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
Word of the Day on October 2, 2026
Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
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