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A serious term that conveys the message to stop drinking. It can also be good for communicating future drinking plans to friends, family, co-workers, the police or fellow AA members.
I just had a weekend bender and need to dry up!
Dry Up! by SpicyBeaver1212134 September 30, 2010
Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets "dry up, Dursley"
Dry Up by MikeyDread February 6, 2015
To suck it up. Mostly said to boring people (party bloopers) in meaning that they have to get a more positive attitude, get drunk and have fun.
"Hey wet blanket, dry up!"
Dry up by JT99991 January 27, 2009
Term used by Angels and Airwaves drummer, Atom Willard. It means that you need to stop hating. Because when you are hating all over something, you are all wet on that.
Person 1: "Like my new haircut?"
Person 2: "Eh. I've seen better"
Person 1: "You need to dry up!"
dry up by thecolormike March 10, 2009
When you drink so much you need food. The opposite of wash down. Like when you wash down food with something to drink. You need to dry up too much to drink with some food.
I've had too much to drink lets get food. I need to dry up these drinks.
Dry Up by TooMuchWine December 14, 2019

Dry up the drip 

A phrase to describe an attempt to mess with or sabotage someone's outfit or style.
The dog with dirty paws tried to "dry up the drip."

"You know he's got mad drip, but a scuff on those shoes would dry that up real quick."
Dry up the drip by Not Jackal April 22, 2022
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piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
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