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brokebackitis

A condition of emotional paralysis experienced in the days following one's viewing of "Brokeback Mountain."
Biff: "Ever since Jim saw 'Brokeback Mountain', he's been crying in his room and hanging his ex-boyfriend's shirt behind his closet door."

Doyle: "He must be suffering from brokebackitis."
brokebackitis by B July 28, 2008

brokebacks 

Term used to describe two men who are gay together or in a relationship.
"Did you see those brokebacks holding hands??"
brokebacks by Anonymiss April 3, 2006

Dallas Brokebacks

Synonym for Dallas Cowboys.

Origin: Brokeback Mountain featuring cowboys.
Tony Homo plays for the Dallas Brokebacks.

brokebacking 

Inspired by the 2005 film "Brokeback Mountain." Brokebacking refers to two cowboys who dawn cowboy hats (and/or other cowboy getup) and gay it up.
Josh and Jim are brokebacking it again. Get them cowboy hats, there's gonna be some brokeback action tonight.
brokebacking by Cowboy Bob December 28, 2005

Brokebacking 

Taking part in secret homosexual behavior as in reference to Brokeback Mountain.
Jamie: Hey Steve, you wanna go brokebacking this weekend?
Steve: Hellll ya! I've been waiting four years for this!

Sandy and Melissa go brokebacking every weekend, but their husbands haven't found out yet...

brokebackitis

an unknown STD transmitted through the act of gay sex.
jim: whoa phillip, you look sick.

phillip: i feel like shit...i think you gave me brokebackitis last night.
brokebackitis by gar_fizzle January 10, 2008
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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

Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026
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