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smilence 

Smile meaningfully but keep silence.

Smilence occurs when you know what is going on, but decided not to speak it out. However your smile betrayed your attempt.

You do smilence because that you do not want to hurt others' feeling or harm yourself; or the answer is forbidden to say or too trivial or simply useless.
When the party says that freedom of speech is a fundamental right of Chinese citizen endorsed by the constitution, the shitizens all keep their smilence.

"Why are you smilent! Who do you think is more beautiful, Helen or me?" my girfired asked me.
smilence by joopaajee January 6, 2011

Smilence 

A graceful act of restraint, when you know you’re right, but choose to stay silent and simply smile instead, for the sake of peace, dignity, or not feeding the chaos.
Example:
“I wanted to correct him so badly, but I chose smilence instead. He was so happy, and the moment didn’t need my ego.”

Origin: Coined by Steven Marque, smilence is the spiritual cousin of “grace under pressure,” the quiet twin of mic drops, and the peacekeeper’s preferred weapon.
Smilence by anonymous June 14, 2025

the silence is deafening 

When way up in the mountains with no sounds, the silence does indeed get to be screamingly loud & deafening!
I doubted what I heard about the silence is deafening until I experienced it firsthand. What an amazing phenomena!

Silence wench 

Either you want to be monke or you just want to be happy
girl: and if you choose the 30 dollar subscript-
me: Silence wench! I do not wish to be horny anymore, I just want to be happy
Silence wench by PsychoTurtle990 February 23, 2021

companionable silence 

To be able to sit comfortably with another without the need to speak.
A couple sat on the couch, each reading their own books quietly & contentedly in companionable silence.
companionable silence by pink stars October 18, 2010

Gay silence 

When people start talking about straight stuff and you’re totally gay but no one knows it even though you’d think it’d be pretty obvious by now so you’re just sitting there like yeah cool guys—it’s like an inside joke with yourself.

Practically invented by Jodie Foster
“What kind of fella would you like?”
*gay silence*
Gay silence by Hallohillo July 22, 2019
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
Word of the Day on November 7, 2026
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