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A male who's exclusively sexually and/or romantically attracted to other males (MLM). The male equivalent to lesbian.

The word derives it's meaning from the Sacred Band of Thebes, the elite of the Theban army consisting entirely of 150 pairs of male lovers that ended Spartan domination in ancient Greece.

In the city-state of Thebes, men could formalize their loving union in the temple of Iolaus, beloved of Hercules, live together for the rest of their lives and be buried side by side in the same way as heterosexual couples. The best warrior couples among them were elected to the Sacred Band.
Thebans are only attracted to other men.

Guy 1: I'm theban.
Guy 2: Cool!

Girl: Hey handsome. Wanna go out sometime?
Guy: Sorry, I am a theban.
Theban by Fábio of Thebes July 3, 2025

themangokid 

A twitch streamer that plays whatever he feels like playing.
TheMangoKid played Brawlhala.
themangokid by thechilldylan November 25, 2020
Thabang; Sotho name meaning be happy. Thabang is an incredible guy, handsome, charming and shear joy to be with.
He is compassionate and loving, always giving of himself to others. He enjoys deep conversation and has strong spirituality. Genuine, honest and fiercely loyal, Thabang is one of the best people to have as a friend!
Thabang is awesome!

Everyone who knows him LOVES him!
Wow just love being around Thabang he always brings so much joy in my heart.
Thabang by tman143 November 16, 2011

Theranos 

A defunct health care corporation invented by Elizabeth Holmes that was once considered revolutionary in conducting blood tests that required only a finger-prick but there was one big problem; it was too good to be true. It was a big sham. The technology was worthless (engineers with their PhD's couldn't get the blood testing equipment to work), the tests were highly inaccurate (one example; a patient complained about ringing in her ears, Theranos test said she was at risk of having a stroke, her doctor thought something seemed off, gave her a real blood test and it turned out the symptoms were just the result of insomnia!), investors were mislead despite a boatload of red flags (Theranos never demonstrated the technology and showed them the labs. Investors just liked the cool idea of a test requiring just a drop of blood), the company was tyrannical chaos and mistreated their employees pretty harshly, etc.

Holmes and her equally scummy partner/sugar daddy Sunny Balwani have been indicted for wire fraud. Just read the book "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup" by John Carreryrou if you want to get the full details. A must-read.
I'm just glad I never got sick and relied on a Theranos blood test. I might have died!
Theranos by Soul_Driver January 18, 2019
The name Thabani is related to the word "joy". This person normally is joyful, playful or friendly. Though this person can give a positive vibe to another, it is more likely that they will be able to fall in love easily.
Guy1: "hahaha! Thabani is like so funny"
Thabani by Jackiemanks February 23, 2017

Thebausffs 

Thebausffs is a twitch streamer who says "we shilling" "solo bolo" "single dingle" "wpgg" the list goes on
Look thebausffs is online!
Thebausffs by Elbo69 February 14, 2021
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kinktober 

An excuse for people to write porn with different types of kinks throughout the month of October.

Smut Fanfiction
That chick doesn't write often but when she does, its for Kinktober.
kinktober by Kinkiest July 12, 2018
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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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
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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
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