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Pulling a Shelly 

When someone laughs so hard that they snort
"Look at Him!!, He's pulling a Shelly!"
Pulling a Shelly by Gellentogs April 3, 2009

Pulled a Shelly

Getting to class late. Asking a dumb question. Being a little bit fuckall.
Oh Groleau pulled a Shelly...!
Pulled a Shelly by smrheault017 September 1, 2021

Pulled a Shelly

To unintentionally "Reply to All" to an email pertaining to a sensitive and/or volatile subject matter with a direct, crass or sarcastic remark intended for everyone but the original sender. The “Reply to All” message is typically formatted in a manner that will embarrass, enrage or baffle the original sender.

Alternatively, the “Reply to All” message can often be an inside joke to all recipients except the original sender leaving the original sender feeling like a douche (see also douche hat, douche face, douche nozel, douche hydrant or, on a completely unrelated topic, see hot pocket because it’s hilarious).
Al - Hey, remember that email I sent you, John, Ted and Bill the other day about how I was going to tea bag Walt’s wife on Walt’s desk because of Walt’s stupid self-righteous email about the TPS Report cover sheets? Well, I totally pulled a Shelly and hit ‘Reply to All’.

Walt – Whoops.

Al – Yeah, whoops. Whatever. I’m still going to drop a hot pocket in that convertible sofa in his office.

Taking a 'Shelly'

Being on the work place receiving end of a recreation of the 1990s Tango orange man from the sombrero wearing fuck wit in the office
"11am Tina sent that bloody email and he's just ignored it, now I'm the one taking a 'Shelly'"

a smelly shelly

Fingers that smell like female gonads.
A smelly shelly On you're fingers

Sniff my smelly shellys.

The smelly shelly test is to sniff fingers for aroma of genitalia. Let me sniff you for smelly shelly. I love to sniff my smelly shelly. Why everybody sniffing me smelly shelly. Rosie meet smelly shelly! If you don't believe me sniff my smelly shelly. Mr. President may we toke on smelly shelly cigars?
a smelly shelly by Funky Fingers October 27, 2013

I found a shell 

Commonly used term highlighting a lack of awareness/indifference to the actions of others. Popular within the surfing community.
M: This tube's too strong dude, I'm gonna wipe out
S: I found a shell
I found a shell by Stu@rt March 20, 2008
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
Word of the Day on October 29, 2026
The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
Word of the Day on October 28, 2026
A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
Word of the Day on October 27, 2026
When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
Word of the Day on October 26, 2026

Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026
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