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confusonym 

a word that sounds the same but is spelled differently than the one that was intended to be written.

most common are:
"there" instead of "they're" or "their"
"your" instead of "you're"
"wait" instead of "weight"
e.g. "You're making me want to adopt a kid so that I can throw my wait around at there PTA meeting."

also, "no" instead of "know" and "aloud" instead of "allowed"
e.g. "ANYONE NO IF I'M ALOUD TO BRING MY VIDEO CAMERA INTO YANKEE STADIUM..."
recent favorite confusonym is: "highered" (opposite of lowered?) instead of "hired"
confusonym by VBakert December 4, 2010
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confusonym 

A word that is misspelled in a manner reflecting that the writer has confused its spelling with that of a homonym, i.e., another word that sounds the same. The greater the disparity between the spelling of the word intended and the spelling used, the better the confusonym.
In the sentence, "Anyone no if I'm aloud to bring my video camera into Yankee Stadium?," "no" and "aloud" are confusonyms for "know" and "allowed."

The use of confusonyms has become rampant with the advent of email, blogs, web-based social networks and other electronic forums because they ease the weigh for the less-attentive and less-educated two put, in writing, they're to scents inn.
confusonym by mgersh December 4, 2010
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Confusionysm 

A state of mind in which you are baffled by logic.
At the stop sign, looking at all the road signs, I am put into a state of confusionysm.
Confusionysm by J.S.L. December 14, 2019
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Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
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Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
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Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
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the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026
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