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dowsing rod 

A forked stick used to find underground water. Shaped like a Y. When there's water, the straight part of the stick moves towards the ground.
I tried a dowsing rod on several occasions & it Always found water! I used a simple stick & it worked, to my amazement!
dowsing rod by Starchylde June 23, 2016

Downingtown East FanFic 

Probably one of the edgiest, most disgusting, and most hilarious things to come out of Downingtown East High School. Written by two unknown 10th graders in October of 2017, the Fan fiction is about multiple teachers and Papa John. The fanfic is written as a parody of the Bible, starting off with the creation of the universe, promptly followed by various other stories written by different "Apostles." One main focus of the fanfic is Ms. L-------, a teacher that is almost universally hated by her students for her teaching methods. Most people see the writers as either gods on earth, or some of the most disgusting and depraved humans in the school.

One of the two creators was caught with the fan fiction on their district monitored Google Drive and was subsequently suspended for two days. By the time they returned from their suspension, the fan fiction had already been copied and shared with what felt like hundreds of people around the school. The spread of this fucking awful fan fiction seems to be mainly because of someone who had got hold of the fanfic early and read it allowed in the Band Locker-room.

And now for an excerpt from the Fan Fiction so those unacquainted with its contents will be able to understand how disgusting it is.

"He then felt another tentacle slide in behind him, its slime acting as a lube to relax Papa’s loose anus. This tentacle then began to move out, and back in as Papa screamed in pain and pleasure. “It hurts so much,” he said, “But I love it.”
Boy 1: Have you read the new chapter someone added to the Downingtown East FanFic?
Boy 2: I haven't, and I don't think I want to...
Boy 1: You do you, but if you want to read it with me you can find me in the bathroom vomiting.

Gabe Downing 

A Gabe Downing is a tall, perfect, and sweet hunk of a guy.Gabe Downings are so kind and beautiful. If you have a Gabe Downing in your school, he is the most popular person in your school. They aren't always the best athletes, but they make up for it in intelligence, character, kindness, and definitely looks. A Gabe Downing is that dreamy perfect guy who comes around once in a lifetime.
Girl 1: Look at that perfect sexy guy, too bad we are just friends...
Girl2: What a Gabe Downing!
Gabe Downing by southernsweety;) April 29, 2014

downside of street cred 

selling your soul to try to please some imagined audience
he bought the shoes and shirt but wasn't accepted so he found out about the downside of street cred.
Diluted standards and lowest common denominators are the dirty open secret of the downside of street cred.
Insane dubstep artist, usually in the works with Excision, Datsik, and Vaski. He has a sick logo and not many people recognize him for his amazing sound, usually Excision will take all the credit for what Downlink does most of the backround work on his music.
Me: "Downlink isn't getting recognized for his amazing talent which Excision takes all the credit"

Douche: "Is that Skrillex's brother?"

Me: "Go fuck a tree"
downlink by thatbasslineguy June 28, 2013
a verb that is used to describe when someone is exhibiting traits commonly found in people with down syndrome. i.e: acting/saying/doing something dumb.
Brendan: My favorite color is peanut butter

Laura: Quit downsing.

alternately

Brendan: Sometimes I smell my wallet to see if it smells like my butt
Laura: Damn it Brendan, why are you so downsy lately???
downsing by ElDub91 June 3, 2011
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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
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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
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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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