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The art of milking an injury — physical or emotional — for sympathy, without taking any real steps to heal, move on, or grow up.

A fusion of “whinging” and “injury.” First coined in 2025 by someone who’d had enough.
"It’s not a torn ACL, it’s just emotional wingery."

"He’s still wingering about that trail fall from 2022."

"Classic wingery — her Instagram bio says 'injured runner' three years later."
Wingery by Coco Coconut July 11, 2025
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The art of milking an injury — physical or emotional — for sympathy, without taking any real steps to heal, move on, or grow up.

A fusion of “whinging” and “injury.” First coined in 2025 by someone who’d had enough.
"It’s not a torn ACL, it’s just emotional wingery."

"He’s still wingering about that trail fall from 2022."

"Classic wingery — her Instagram bio says 'injured runner' three years later."
Wingery by Coco Coconut July 11, 2025
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Winger speech 

An elaborate, on the fly speech that can cure any kind of tension or anger between friends, family, coworkers, classmates, etc.
Person 1: Jeff, you've got to stop these two from fighting!

Jeff: Don't worry, I'll give them a quick Winger speech. Everything will be fine.
Winger speech by yourboybd December 30, 2018
Dude! That home-run was wingert!
Wingert by baseballchick45 July 17, 2009

winteryish 

not quite winter, but still cold an a bit snowy..like january is winteryish
dude: yo man its snowing in february!
dude2: yeah man its kinda winteryish
winteryish by carfrae January 4, 2008

wingers perk 

same as a reacharound
"I havnt had a wingers perk since I left the Army"
wingers perk by tockley July 13, 2009

wingernails 

A condition of getting too much wing sauce under your fingernails. Can sometimes lead to bad social encounters, smelly hand-shakes, and awkward foreplay.
Psychic: "You had... wings for lunch today."
Customer: "YES!!"
Skeptic Friend: "Pshh. She can just see that by your wingernails, man."
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(Ewokese) Freedom!
And dying in yo' bed many years from now, would ya be willing ta trade all da days from dis here day ta dat fo' one chance, just one chance, ta come back here as young men an' tell our enemies dat dey may take our lives but dey will never take our freedom ... YUB NUB!
yub nub by rotjrem November 4, 2010
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1. Meaning nasty, sexy, filthy. Popularized by Christina Aguilera.

2. Used usally as a close friend in hip-hop slang.
1. Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party Sweat drippin' over my body
Dancin' gettin' just a little naughty

2. Sup Dirrty? Haven't seen you in a while.
dirrty by Minty November 30, 2003
Word of the Day on September 3, 2026

Coyote Ugly

1. Place

The Bar came before the movie. It is an awesome bar where the girls know how to party and make you feel okay about giving up your money, drawers, bras, and dignity.

2. Movie

A story about a Jersey girl following her dreams, aided by working at this bar in New York.

3. Situation/Person/Decision

See other definitions - waking up next to someone so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than wake them up.
1. Yo, Coyote Ugly is my favorite bar! I got whipped, stripped, drunk, and danced on the bar all before 7 o'clock!

2. Hey did you see Coyote Ugly? It actually has a plot!

3. Ugg I woke up to Coyote Ugly this morning!
Coyote Ugly by jerseycountry March 8, 2009
Word of the Day on September 2, 2026

Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
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