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comeback days 

The few days or week after a break up where you make sure you look your best in front of your ex to let them know what they're missing.

comeback ex moving on
Hannah: Stacy why have you been looking so good these past few days?!

Stacy: ohh you know it's the comeback days !
comeback days by TReees01 April 20, 2014

Stairway Comeback

After being the target of an insult or diss, the recipient is at a loss for words & has no comeback. On the way out of the building walking down the stairs they think of a great comeback they SHOULD have used.
Insulter: “You think you’re hot shit but you’re nothing but a smartass.”
Recipient: “err… I’m gonna leave now”
**on the way down the stairs**
Recipient thinks “Damn! I should have said that being a smartass is better than being a dumbass....
Grrr another opportunity lost with a stairway comeback"

comebackability 

The quality of being able to make a comeback, or to come up with witty replies quickly.
Sara couldn't think of a proper comeback quickly, her comebackability wasn't high at the time.
comebackability by sm4rta March 26, 2020

Superhuman comeback 

When a wrestler, usually a babyface, no-sells his opponent's offense, usually after several minutes of being dominated. This tactic usually sets up the finish and victory by the face wrestler. The most well known example of this Hulk Hogan and recently John Cena.
"Three RKO's! That's gotta be it!"
"No way, man. Here he comes with that superhuman comeback."
"FUCK!"
Superhuman comeback by punkasswalrus December 10, 2009

fat joke comebacks 

so someone makes fun of you cause your fat. what do you do. stutter about their ugliness? or play off your own body structure. you decide ;)
Dude 1. Man your such a fat ass!
Dude 2. The only reason im so fat, is cause everytime i fucked your mother she gave me a cookie.

Dude 1. Why the hell are you so fat?
Dude 2. Hey.... Im fat, your ugly. I can lose weight.

Theres two of my favorite fat joke comebacks ever.
fat joke comebacks by a_penis_lol1 October 6, 2010

Costanza comeback 

A phenomenal comeback to an insult, that arrives in your head only 30 minutes too late. Coined from George's antics in the "Jerk Store" episode of Seinfeld. Frequently encountered during the car ride home from somewhere and in more extreme cases while in bed the night after getting humiliated.
After getting caught ingesting pounds of shrimp in a meeting a coworker tells George that, "the ocean called, they're running out of shrimp" To this shaming George has no reply. Then on the drive home he comes up with a Costanza comeback, "well the Jerk Store called and they're running out of you!"
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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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