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This text has been found in violation of H.R 3261, S.O.P.A and has been removed. 

S.O.P.A stands for Stop Online Piracy Act. It was a bill introduced in October of 2011 to prevent piracy, copyright infringement, and the trafficking of counterfeit goods online. S.O.P.A was very controversial, as many accused it of limiting free speech.

I don’t know why you would need to know about this, but you can find it in a high-ranked definition of America, so hey, context!
Someone: Hey, what’s this “ This text has been found in violation of H.R 3261, S.O.P.A and has been removed. ” on the definition of America mean?
Nerd: It’s a bill passed to prevent illegal activity online.

Someone: You’re a nerd, stfu.

vocational paradigm shift

Job loss / being fired.

(as made famous by How I Met Your Mother, on CBS)
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Ted: "Well, after he proposed a vocational paradigm shift, I made an impromptu presentation using a four-pronged approach that really brought him to his knees."

Barney: "You hit him with a chair?"

Ted: "Yep."

Empty Validation 

The daily need to check posts and responses to posts and responses on social media in order to feel good about oneself.
Some people love social media to stayed connected, but you can tell when someone's life is so lacking life that they're just on for empty validation.
Empty Validation by Summerbees October 27, 2011

academic validation 

feeling achieved or appreciated when receiving praise in school. while it can be a good motivator, constantly seeking academic validation can become a problem mentally. this can lead to purposefully overworking yourself to feel that adrenaline rush that comes with good marks.
Mom: Why are your grades so bad?
Me: Because I seek academic validation to the point where if I can't do it perfectly the first time then there's no use in trying at all.

Name Drop Violation 

When somebody you know who is a notorious "name-dropper " crosses the line and starts to reference unpopular people as famous or people that have too many degrees of separation from "said"celebrity, hence siblings, in-laws or distant relations as famous or interesting in any way.
Pablo was pumped to have the sister of the founder of a "major silicon valley social media company" attend his happy hour, Roberto and I both felt this was a major "Name Drop Violation".
Name Drop Violation by Hixxz68 August 19, 2018

Work Talk Violation 

When in a social setting, an individual only talks about the work. They have such tunnel vision there unable to discuss any other subject matter that may be interesting to the other party as well. They are at a level of narcissism thinking that other people really want to hear them whine and complain about their work. These individuals tend never to ask questions about what you're doing. On the off chance, if you share some personal information about yourself, they can't remember those details because they are so consumed by their work life.
Sitting in the main square on the fountain, I bumped into my buddy Wayne who I hadn't seen a while, instead of catching up, he committed a Work Talk Violation.
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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
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
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