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Alanology 

The study of all things relating to Alan Wilson, a founding member, harmonica player, guitar player and blues genius of Canned Heat. These include the study of blues guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, John Lee Hooker, and Son House. Alanology also includes the study of nature and conservation.
My friend Rebecca knows Alanology better than anyone I know. Not only does she play a mean harmonica but she's so in tuned with nature just like Alan was.
Alanology by exptruth09 May 26, 2011
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adamology 

The state of being depressed but using complete badassary to hide it from your friends
Friend 1: why did Leo do a backflip off his roof?
Friend 2: I think he's using Adamology
adamology by BadassNinjaPirate April 16, 2019

assanology 

A person who study different part of a ass or like to eat it
I’m a assanology can I take a look at your ass
assanology by Milo_s September 25, 2020

Arcanology

The systematic and scientific study of magical theory, arcane energy, and supernatural phenomena. While "magic" refers to the act of casting spells, Arcanology refers to the academic discipline of understanding how those spells work. It involves the analysis of ley lines, the molecular structure of mana, and the historical evolution of ancient enchantments. It is essentially the physics and history of the supernatural world.

Etymology:

Root: Latin arcānus (hidden or secret), from arca (a chest or box).

Study: Greek logos (reason or discourse), used as the suffix -logy to indicate a systematic science or branch of knowledge.

Literal Translation: The science of hidden secrets.
"Frieren doesn't just collect spells for power; her lifelong dedication to arcanology is about uncovering the fundamental logic behind how magic shaped history."

"Why is the curriculum about Arcanology so damn hard?"
Arcanology by I Luv Furrett March 24, 2026
Aionology: the study of persistence through change, conceptually similar to topology, only far more generalized, as it applies to all things beyond the mathematical realm, though it also subsumes the mathematical study in principle.

The question that aionology concerns itself with in the most broad fashion is: what constitutes the "same thing" when the underlying structure, environment, representation, or even dimensional context changes?

A topological aionology might examine:

Identity persistence — the conditions under which a pattern remains the same entity despite modification.
Continuity across transformations — what bridges one state to another when the transition is not simple deformation.
Pattern lineage — the ancestry of structures as they split, merge, decay, or reorganize.
Invariant cores — the minimal features required for recognition across transformations.
Emergent topology — topology arising from relationships among patterns rather than being imposed beforehand.
Aionology examines the persistence, transformation, and continuity of patterns across extended domains of change, exploring how identity is maintained through evolving topological states.
Aionology by osan July 13, 2026
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The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
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