An expression a typical Harold McGee would use when asking his students to stop daydreaming about being a thousand miles away. Often used during important lectures.

When you're sitting there sweating bullets on the AP exam, I'm going to remember this day, how you didn't hear a word I said. You were off tubing in aruba, a thousand miles away.

Tubing In Aruba by Je parle français January 31, 2019

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Tubbing

The act of taking a laptop into the bath with you and massaging your meat.

A: Hey man sorry I didn't get your call, i was Tubbing for like 2 hours last night!

B: Really? I need to try that sometime...

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Lord Tubbington

The magical and totally unicorn cat of Brittany S. Pierce on Glee. Lord Tubbington only eats people food, nougat and glitter so he can poop candy bars, and at night (when he's not reading Brittany's diary) he sneaks off to smoke and get Arby's.

Brittany: Lord Tubbington got out and I found him at Arby's, how did you get into my room?
Rory the Leprechaun: Santana has just one wish - she wants you to quit Glee Club.
Brittany: Great - why couldn't she have just wished for Lord Tubbington to stop smoking?

Lord Tubbington by wprincessluv December 27, 2011

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wine tubing

When you drink wine late at nite, start feeling sentimental (maybe even start crying) and begin trolling You Tube for old songs and videos. You then go onto Facebook and start posting the You Tube videos on all your friends and ex-boyfriends Walls.

Friend: Mary Kay Mahopac, why did you post so many corny You Tube videos all over my Wall last nite?

Mary Kay: Lol Sorry, I was wine tubing. But when I woke up this morning I thought I deleted them all. I guess I forgot yours.

Friend: Well the internet called and said "Stop posting sappy videos on people's Walls"

wine tubing by Mary Kay Mahopac October 27, 2012

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Bunhead

A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.

"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."

Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014

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trucker's tan

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.

I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.

trucker's tan by population361 May 30, 2006

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kidulting

The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys

Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!

kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025

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Boffin

British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.

According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.

Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023

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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.

I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.

Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026

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