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The productivity technique of postponing an unpleasant task until it becomes either somebody else's problem or a historical event.
I practiced avoidance on my taxes for so long that the reminder emails started sounding nostalgic.
Avoidance by Brokefast July 2, 2026

Avoidance Nod 

An avoidance nod is an action when trying to avoid someone.
This technique is usually used when someone you know wants to talk to you, or tries to say hi. The avoidance nod is a simple little nod in there direction, which is usually followed by walking away from that person.
Scarlet: Hello, steve!
Steve: -Nods and walks away-
Jason: Did you just use the avoidance nod on her?

Avoidance poop 

When a person is asked to do chores and magically they feel the urge to poop, which requires them taking their cell phone to the bathroom and playing Clash of Clans instead of being responsible.
David was asked to help clean the house, magically he feels the urge to poop, he brings his phone to the bathroom and plays Clash of Clans while he takes an avoidance poop.
Avoidance poop by Okee Doke December 30, 2015

Avoidance-wars 

Avoidance-wars (noun): The phenomenon occurring when two or more individuals engage in a mutual attempt to evade eye contact while traversing shared spaces, resulting in a situation akin to a standoff where neither party successfully averts the gaze, leading to a temporary stalemate in their paths.
Those two drivers are haveing Avoidance-wars neither driver wants to make eye contact while parking
Avoidance-wars by ObliberTheGreat January 3, 2024

customer avoidance 

While working, preferably in a retail job, you try to avoid customers all together by detouring throughout the store so you dont walk pass anyone in case the ask you for something.
Customer satisfaction? fuck that, im doing Customer Avoidance!

practicing avoidance 

"Practicing avoidance" is just a passive aggressive way of saying you were giving someone the silent treatment or ghosting them.
Bitch please you weren't " practicing avoidance" you were giving me the silent treatment!
More from Urban Dictionary
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

SkyPesos 

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026

Quiche Peanemis

Quirky niche peak cinema analysis
It describes the analysis of a media piece which is quirky and niche, yet peak.
Give me the quiche peanemis on the movie I missed.
Quiche Peanemis by Mushroom2241 June 17, 2026
Word of the Day on August 13, 2026

Hate Draft

1. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sports draft to spite or anger one or more of your opponents because they had intended to select him/her.

2. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sport draft to put one or more of your opponents at a strategic disadvantage.
1. Billy hate drafted Chad OchoCinco because he knew Sam had wanted him since he is from Cincinnati. Billy already had plenty of players to fill that position but wanted to make sure Sam didn't get him.

2. Billy hate drafted Peyton Manning because he was the only good quarterback left and he knew Sam had been planning on drafting him.
Hate Draft by pffler September 1, 2009
Word of the Day on August 12, 2026
"I can pull James Bond stunts in a jalopy."
jalopy by watson November 20, 2002
Word of the Day on August 11, 2026
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