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autoclave 

A device used in various industries, including healthcare and laboratories, to sterilize equipment and materials by subjecting them to high-pressure steam at a specific temperature.
Using an autoclave is the best way to kill bacteria. The pressure might pop your eyes out and your skin might melt, but it is still better than hand sanitizer.
autoclave by Overall1728 September 23, 2023

autoclave tape 

A type of adhesive tape used in sterilization processes, particularly in autoclaves.
If you’re in a autoclave, stay clam and die, because you’re too lazy to rip off the autoclave tape.
autoclave tape by Overall1728 September 23, 2023

AutoCADaver 

What occurs to a person's computer after AutoCAD crashes from lack of video processing capabilty.
Where'd that object go? Wait... what the fuck?! Runtime error? Oh this piece of shit is about to become an AutoCADaver! Where's my bat??
AutoCADaver by 12 Gauge Surgeon March 18, 2010

autoclaustrophobia 

feeling like your trapped, stuck between two large people in the back of a small hatchback, commonly experienced on Road trips, and family outings, it's often used as a way of claiming shotgun....
"dude, i can't sit in the back, because i have autoclaustrophobia"

"shotgun....autoclaustrophobia!" (when pointing at the losers)

autoconversationalism

I often engage in "autoconversationalism" when I am either bored or trying to organise tasks at work.
Autosave is a saving function in many computer applications and video games which automatically saves the current changes or progress in the program or game, helping to reduce the risk or impact of data loss in case of a crash, freeze or user error. Autosaving is typically done either in predetermined intervals or before, during, and after a complex editing task is begun.
Autosave was usually shown from the same word or in a certain icon where representing that the progress is being saved automatically
Autosave by abdillah0608 December 29, 2021
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
Word of the Day on October 15, 2026

pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
Word of the Day on October 14, 2026

funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026

Throat Sweats 

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.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
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