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The Ship is Sailing 

When you want 2 people to date you ship them, when they do end up dating, that’s when “the ship is sailing”
Hey! Did you hear that jack and Leslie are finally together?

No way! The ship is sailing!

The ship has sailed 

Fandom: Used to express joy when a fan's ship comes to pass esp. in a TV show.
Oh my gosh! They kissed! They finally kissed! The ship has sailed!

The ship sunk 

A certain couple or shipped pair have broken up or did not get together.
The One True Pairing that did not succeed.
Person One:Hey did you hear about the power couple,Michelle and Peter
Person Two:Yeah bro,the ship sunk.
The ship sunk by da_rules July 23, 2015

The Ship Be Sinking 

Famous quote of former New York Knickerbocker Michael Ray Richardson. Indicates an epic fail.
Joe: Hey, what do you think of the Obama campaign now that Palin is the vp pick?

Me: The ship be sinking.
The Ship Be Sinking by Audacity17 October 20, 2008

The Ship Had Sailed Before Its Occupants Made It To The Harbor 

Also "The Ship Had Sailed Before Its Occupants Made It To The Port".

An idiom meaning the ship between characters was confirmed canon before people started shipping them.
Person 1: Doom Guy and Isabelle have already been confirmed canon by Nintendo.
Person 2: The Ship Had Sailed Before Its Occupants Made It To The Harbor

Flag the ship 

When a man has sex with a woman who is pregnant with another man's baby.
1. If you try to flag the ship, I'll fucking break your ass.

2. Baby, don't tell me you let someone flag the ship!
Flag the ship by viatheinternets April 16, 2009
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026

Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026

piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
Word of the Day on October 9, 2026
anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
Word of the Day on October 8, 2026
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