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Zoomglish 

That word salad mumbling you do as you're fumbling to switch screens or awkwardly and time-consumingly begin any process on Zoom.
She zoomglished unintelligibly as she tried to pull up the powerpoint video she wanted to see. It started with "Okay, folk, take a look at this, here, it's just right here..wait, gotta close this, hmm, wait, where'd it go? Ah, here it is, nope first have to close this one, mrphgrda...wttheheck...yeah, no, wait....dioedfb...vgrer...adewxawqw... AH, here we go!"
Zoomglish by Luciafer November 27, 2020
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Zhonglish 

(n) The mangled, garbled, butchered, malapropriated or trashed Chinese spoken by native speakers of English.

Pronunciation notes: Similar to Joan-glish. The ZH is NOT pronounced like the S in "fusion" but like the DGE in fudge.

Origin: "zhong" is taken directly from the first syllable of the Mandarin word for Chinese; "lish" is from English, of course.

Usage: Zhonglish is the mirror image of Chinglish but is less likely to be hurled as an insult. It is amusing, not abusing, and is usually applied to learners of Mandarin, although it could conceivably be applied to Wu, Cantonese, or others.

History: "Zhonglish" has been used by learners of Chinese at least since the early 1960s.
Bemused by Kevin's Zhonglish, the Beijinger said kindly, "You speak very well -- it sounds like you're singing a song."
Zhonglish by Beijing Sounds January 27, 2008
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Zoomlighting 

Working on email, phone or generally being distracting while attending a conference call you're meant to be on.

Being found out for emailing one of the conference call participants on a separate matter, while being on the same call.
Janet was zoomlighting during the budget call - she emailed Brian her leave requests while he was making his presentation.

I can't believe you zoomlighted me man! Have some respect, I could hear you talking to Global INC as your mic wasn't muted!
Zoomlighting by Narwhal66 April 27, 2020

Zoomfish 

Someone who looks way different in person than on Zoom.
I saw her for the first time in-person today. I almost didn’t even recognize her. She’s a Zoomfish.
Zoomfish by elguapo8 August 17, 2021

Zoomalis 

People from Somalia who were put in Mohamedian xerro (enclosure) and became part of an Arab sheikh flock (xerta sheekha)
The Mohammedian Arabs Sheikhs have opened many xerro to produce many zoomalis who claim them as fathers.
Zoomalis by Arabdaddy August 17, 2022
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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
Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
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