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The wallflowers 

A great band lead by the very talented Jakob Dylan, son of Bob Dylan. Formed in 1992, putting out their self-titled first Album, and have since put out 4 other albums, including "Bringing Down the Horse", which went multi-platinum.
I just bought the new Wallflowers cd, and it's off the hook!
The wallflowers by Analisa June 15, 2005

Watering The Wallflowers 

When someone flirts with unpopular people just to get attention.
"It's all false love and affection, you don't want me, you just like the attention", is a good way to put it.
"See that girl? She's just Watering The Wallflowers... Poor guy"

The Wallflower Effect 

When you take a quotable book and make a movie adaption and then white girls in their flocks watch it and quote it till it is exhausted (other activites include writing the quote on various surfaces and places and uploading it to instagram, making galaxy gifs with the quotes, getting cliched tattoos, etc).

The term is dubbed so due to the effect on teenage girls everywhere after the Perks Of Being A Wallflower was adapted into a film 13 years after the release of the book.

'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green is likely to go through this effect
Example 1:

Kelly: I just got my new tattoo!
Scott: Oh cool, what of?
Kelly: Oh it's one of those sideways 8's and it says 'In That Moment, I swear we were Infinite'
Scott: wtf dumb hoe

Example 2:
(This hasn't happened but it will, I'm sure)
Jenny: Oh I didn't know you smoked you should probably do that outside though
Hannah: I don't smoke. It's a metaphor, I put the killing thing in my mouth but I don't give it the power to kill me <3
Jenny: ???????? *confused because wtf and how did she just do an internet heart in real life*
Hannah: It's a metaphor~~ <3 Augustus Waters <3

These are both examples of The Wallflower Effect

the perks of being a wallflower 

An amazing book about a boy who is a wallflower in high school. It is written in letters when he befriends a gay guy and his sister, who he falls in love with, and all of "Charlies" problems. including drugs, sex, good music and Rocky Horror Picture Show
"And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."

the perks of being a wallflower 

a book for anyone who feels disconnected, unable to connect, alone/ lonely, unapreciated and sad.
the story of a boy named charlie and his most intamite thoughts shared with an anonymous friend by letters. the right connection for an introvert.
the perks of being a wallflower is a must read for anyone sensitive.
exerpts from the perks of being a wallflower
"I feel infinite."
"I don't want to start thinking again. Not like I have this last week. I can't think again. Not ever again.
I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years. Or just not exist. Or just not be aware that you do exist. Or something like that. I think wanting that is very morbid, but I want it when I get like this. That's why I'm trying not to think. I just want it all to stop spinning."

the perks of being a wallflower 

An amazing book that is especially beloved by angsty teenagers. Because of its following, people who are trying to be individuals will say that it's not actually good.
Angsty teenager: The Perks of Being a Wallflower is so great!
"Individual": No, it's not.
Angsty teenager: What's wrong with it?
"Individual": Um... a lot of people like it, so it can't be good.
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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

Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
Word of the Day on October 22, 2026

Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
Word of the Day on October 21, 2026
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