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When used referencing video games, a backlog is used to describe the pile of unplayed and/or unfinished games that a person owns.

It is another term for "stack of shame."
Due to my never ending love for Skyrim, many of the games in my backlog remain untouched.
backlog by Zephyius October 31, 2012

Backloggery 

A website created by Drumble that easily allows gamers to keep their backlog in check. Users become inspired to focus their old games, and complete them.
User: Hmm! I've just completed all of my old games on my GameCube!

Man: That must have taken tons of lists and frustration!

User: What? You haven't heard? The Backloggery lets everyday people like us complete our old games easily!
Backloggery by Backloggery User October 8, 2011

backalong 

A slang word popular in Somerset, England. Referring to something which happened some time ago, typically a number of months. Although generally speaking its pretty vague and could refer to anything from between a few minutes to several years ago.
'What was that film we watched backalong, you know the spinny one with the corporate spies and the water an' that?'

'Oh yeah, Cypher.'

'Yeah thats was it.'
backalong by Eradeziel May 12, 2006

I'll put that on the backlog 

a friendly way of telling someone to go f*** yourself, typically used in software development requirements negotiation.
TOM: Hey Bob, is it possible for the application to do wiz-bang?

BOB: Everything's possible Tom. I'll put that on the backlog.

download a backlog 

I'm just going to download a backlog
download a backlog by Phase 66 June 29, 2008

Urban Dictionary Backlog 

When you have not used Urban Dictionary for a while and next time you use it you spend ages just looking through "word of the day" definitions.
Person 1: What took you so long?
Person 2: Had a fair bit of Urban Dictionary Backlog to go through. Know what I mean?
Person 1: Yeah, it's a shame.
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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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