Skip to main content
Urban Dictionary Merch
Your favorite words on things you can wear, drink from, read, or give to a friend.
The Urban Dictionary Store sells gifts you’ll have to explain.

travolting 

The act of dancing while walking.
I had such a good day at work I was totally travolting on the way to my car.
travolting by no fools February 26, 2015

Travolting 

The act of watching an entire actor's filmography and analyzing the arc of their career.

Term was coined via the initial podcast, "Travolting", in which two guys watched all of John Travolta's movies and talked about the highs and lows of his career.
"What are you guys doing this weekend?"
"Well Jeff and I are in the middle of Travolting Matt Damon right now."

John Travolting

Something so fucking revolting that no other word-name will do.
Guy 1 - "Did you see that 2 girls 1 cup video?! That shit was is revolting it's......it's......"

Guy 2 - ".....John Travolting?"

Guy 1 - "....almost Guy 1, almost"
John Travolting by Regan1982 January 9, 2008

Travolting 

The process whereby which one's face follows the same shape changes as an aging John Travolta. This includes loss of chin, lessening of jaw definition and general rounding of the face.

Travolting can be caused by aging or gain of weight.

Examples include: Leonardo Di Caprio, Keanu Reeves and John Travolta
YO man! Can you believe how different he looks now? He totally travolted!

If James doesn't watch it he's going to get ugly, he's totally travolting.
Travolting by CanadaInDenmark April 11, 2011

Travolting 

An adjective used to describe an awful John Travolta movie.
Battlefield Earth, Staying Alive, Broken Arrow, and Look Who's Talking Too are so bad they're travolting.
Travolting by Myxamatosis October 11, 2009

Travolting 

A terrible performance by an actor or actress.
John Travolta's "acting" in Battlefield Earth was absolutely "travolting".

Tom Cruise is the most "travolting" actor of all time.
Travolting by funnierthanyou626 October 27, 2010
More from Urban Dictionary

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
Word of the Day on October 29, 2026
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
Word of the Day on October 28, 2026
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
Load more