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what for 

What For is received by those who bother the givers of what for. What For is preceded by threatening gestures and followed by pain.
Ben was pissing me off, so I gave him what for.
what for by Saggy McPants November 28, 2006

what-for 

If your mother comes home drunk from the PTA meeting one more time I'm gonna give her the what-for (what-fer).
what-for by rolisk December 16, 2005

what for? 

1. an ethnic vietnamese mother's way of saying "why", usually said with a heavy vietnamese accent.
son: mom, im going out
mom: what for?
what for? by j.storm November 8, 2005

what-for 

A way to express the beating passed on and for a reason to another, or a reason to, weather it be true or false , give a much needed ass whooping.
Joseph stole rachels twenty dollars. and Rachel told james the 'what-for' giving james a reason to comence the ass wooping. Weather it be true or false.
what-for by james♥rachel May 6, 2017

What for? 

You're buying a new car? What for? Your old one is still in good shape.
What for? by Arminkshipper August 6, 2024

What for to drink? 

The way a drunk server might ask what you want to drink. No one says this consciously, yet it’s still been said many a time.
“What for to drink, ma’am?”
“Excuse me?”
“What for to drink?”
“Is that English?”
What for to drink? by What4 January 20, 2022
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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.
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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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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
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026

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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