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Steph-back 

When Stephen Curry steps back and shoots a 3 pointer.
Curry hits another Steph-back trey over Larry Nance Jr.
Steph-back by ovsooner June 13, 2018
Back Off!
Get out of my face!
Move Away!
Remove Yourself!
Get away from me!
Leave!
Yo Man, you better step back.

cosby step-back 

The act of finding a female and pulling a James Harden like 3 point maneuver and splashing a roofie in her drink.
YO DID YOU HEAR THAT MARC PULLED A COSBY STEP-BACK ON KENZIE THE OTHER NIGHT.
cosby step-back by Omar598374 July 1, 2021

Take a Step Back 

FUCKED UP FUCKED UP FUCKED UP FUCKED UP FUCKED UP FUCKED UP FUCKED UP FUCKED UP YOU DONE FUCKED UP YOU DONE FUCKED UP YOU DONE FUCKED UP YOU DONE FUCKED UP
Take a Step Back is a great song by XXXTENTACION and Ski Mask the Slump God.
Take a Step Back by Flatblok71 February 26, 2021

Take-a-step-back policy 

When you're on the verge of a mental break-down and need to be reminded that there are an infinite amount of possibilities that you just lost track of, you need to take a step back
-Gurl, idk what to do next, I'm running into a wall
-Have you used the Take-a-step-back policy yet? There are so many ways you can go instead right into the wall!
Take-a-step-back policy by aranja February 12, 2021

one step forward and two steps back 

It is a popular lyric to a song, but sometime used i phrases or as comparisons to things. it's basically taking one step back. and it means, making progress towards something but making less progress rather than more, if that makes sense.
"one step forward < two steps back"
I was trying to finish my math homework, and i did the beginning, but going to that party before finishing was one step forward and two steps back.
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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
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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

Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026
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