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Updating 

Dating above your level of hotness, intelligence, economic stature, or overall likability.
David Spade is constantly updating.
Updating by Cammie B February 2, 2009

Updating Whore 

Someone who updates their Facebook status every two or three minutes. Other substitutes of the social networking site may include, but are not limited to Twitter, Myspace, and Flickr.
Dude your such a freaking updating whore, you just updated your status from two minutes ago.
Updating Whore by Zhyposis October 23, 2009

Updating Steam 

When you're really pumped up to play a game from your Steam library, but Steam needs to do it's daily updates. Updating Steam can take anywhere form 4 seconds to 15 minutes if you are really unlucky. Some say it takes the Power of the Cosmos to stop this process, but no one can confirm as anyone who tries to stop it vanishes. Lord Gaben orders his FBI agents to capture those who have the intention of breaking the rules of Steam.
1. Micheal: "Where the hell are you? We have a game tournament today and you haven't even started up the game."
Kyle: "Steam keeps giving me this 'Updating Steam' Pop-up. I wonder if I can exit out of it..."
Micheal: "No Kyle! Don't!"
FBI: "FBI OPEN UP!"

2. Person: "Hell yeah! I just bought a bundle of Steam games for a cheap price and let them install overnight. I am now going to play some of the best games on the market."
*Clicks on Steam, Steam Updating*
Person: "Welp."
*Spins revolver*
Updating Steam by Wheatboi July 24, 2018
A word used in ordering events to do with time travel. used to describe events and objects that don't yet exist in the current time frame, but do exist in past or future reference times.
The scientist showcased his upcameing invention: the time machine!
Upcameing by DoofusMcButt May 14, 2018

Updating OS

the slowest, longest, most painful task in the history of updating numbers
Patrick is updating OS. I bet he doesn't get anything else done today.
Updating OS by thebeerwolf October 4, 2022

UCAStinating

Procrastinating over which universities to choose on your UCAS application form.
"Bro, haven't you submitted your UCAS choices yet?"
"I don't know whether to go with Bath, Lancaster or Warwick."
"Dude, stop UCAStinating and choose one."
UCAStinating by ThriceC January 16, 2026
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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
Word of the Day on October 2, 2026
Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
Word of the Day on September 30, 2026

Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026
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