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Generally shit banter, tries to be funny but fails miserably.
"Good yanter"
Yanter by Burby September 14, 2017
World-wide network of gossip, libel, and stories that are false, grossly exaggerated or trivial.
Derived from the Yiddish word for a gossip yenta yente and Internet.
Cable news says the President has six women chained up in his penthouse

but it's just another Yenternet story.
Yenternet by SingingRabbi November 22, 2016
A term for a person who is loving and caring to someone they like until their love, admiration and devotion becomes feisty and mentally destructive in nature through over protectiveness, violence, brutality or all three combined. Yandere is mentally unstable and uses extreme violence or brutality as an outlet for their emotions.

Simply put, a yandere is lovesick; someone who has been driven to insanity by extreme obsession or love, thus resulting in abnormal behaviour if not violence. Take the tropes "Love Makes You Crazy", "Love Makes You Evil", "Love Hungry" and "Stalker with a Crush", turn them all up to eleven, and condense everything into a singular personified character archetype

Types of yanderes:

Mugai-gata
Harmless type

Kanchigai-gata
'Wrong idea' type

Shuuchaku-gata
Obsession type

Sutookaa-gata
Stalker type

Dokusen-gata
Monopoly type (most common one)

Ison-gata
Dependence type ('dependence' as in addiction)

Touei-gata
Projection type

Shoushitsu-gata
Disappearence type

Shuumatsu-gata
Final type ('final' as in 'the end')

DV-gata
Domestic violence type

Sokubaku-gata
Restraints type

Mousou-gata
Delusion type

Jishou-gata
Self-harm type

Haijo-gata
Removal type

Shinjuu-gata
Double suicide
(I was quite surprised when i found out that Dazai from BSD is a yandere tho)

Jiko-gisei-gata
Self-sacrifice type

Suuhai-gata
Worship type

Choukyou-gata
Training type

Koritsu yuudou-gata
Loneliness induction type

Kyouki-gata
Bizarre-seeking type
Yandere: Come on, what's the problem? Just give me your heart! Gosh, she couldn't mean that much. Let me give you my love!
Someone who is clingy and jealous to their most pathological extremes, leading to criminal acts such as stalking, kidnapping, maiming, or murder (of you and/or their perceived rivals for your love).
"Yandere" is a combination of two Japanese terms: "yanderu” (to be sick), and "dere-dere” (to be lovey-dovey). The yandere is a popular character trope in anime.
Yandere by IntrospectiveLiz March 9, 2021

Yandere Dev 

A developer who gets a game idea that interests a lot of people then when he's earning thousands of dollars of his supporters. Only makes progress once every 3 months.
It's been so long, but yandere dev has made only 2 weeks worth of progress. He streams Animal Crossing, and makes slurp sounds when staring at a Anime Girl's boobs.
Yandere Dev by Potato.Exe July 16, 2020
A person who will go to near-extreme to extreme lengths to be in or deepen a desired relationship, weather it be romantic, platonic, familial, etc.
“Yeah, I would kill for my brother. Guess you could call me a yandere.”

“I think my ex is a yandere... I see him everywhere.”
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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
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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
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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
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