A book & also a film about Richard Proenneke, who lived alone for many winters in a remote Alaskan area accessible only by plane. He built a cabin, made his own tools, had a garden, kept journals about it all. Fantastic real story!

I saw One Man's Wilderness on PBS & got the book from my Mom. Excellent & enthralling!

One Man's Wilderness by Starchylde May 26, 2016

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Bear in the Wilderness

A female who had sexual relations with 99.99% of your male friends, and attempts to get with the .001% of your male friends at your party. Most likely has an std and will pass it on to unsuspecting friends. Is like a bear, and will eat as much meat as possible to survive.

You're about to hook up with that michelle girl. You're gonna Bear in the Wilderness???

Bear in the Wilderness by Foolio275345 June 27, 2012

Wilderlove

A love without reservation or premonition. An innocent, childlike love. A love that's wild and almost instinctual.

The impulse to help the stranger could only be attributed to the wilderlove within me.

Wilderlove by NotiButHim August 28, 2016

Throwing a Widdes

A fit of bad temper when something is said that is completely nonsensical to the Widdes. This includes becoming completely red in the face and responding in a loud stern tone

Comment: I believe Business Cards are the highest priority for the new business unit.

Response - Throwing a Widdes: "WHAT that is the highest priority for you, that not a priority for us at all and we will not be doing that now or for a long while."

Throwing a Widdes by Widdes September 13, 2012

auf wiedersehen

A German phrase meaning until we meet again or till I see you again, used as a farewell.

This is the formal and polite way to say the goodbye.

Dr. King Schultz: Normally Monsieur Candie, I would say, auf wiedersehen. But since what auf wiedersehen actually means is, till I see you again, and since I never wish to see you again, to you sir, I say, Goodbye!!

auf wiedersehen by dhanush33352 May 3, 2020

wilderness waps

receiving felatio in an area densely populated with trees, shrubbery, and small animals

Guy 1: "Did you hit that?"
Guy 2: "Nah, I just got wilderness waps."

wilderness waps by hammy mahan January 27, 2013

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

Word of the Day on September 24, 2026

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026