eclusion (n) the state one enters in the 'real' world while on deliberate hiatus from email and social networks such as twitter or facebook; the act of taking a break from internet-mediated communications, or from the internet in general

I miss seeing Jim's posts since he began his eclusion.

"Sam never responded to my email! Is he mad about something?" "No, he's just in eclusion."

Facebook seems so trivial since I settled in to my eclusion.

eclusion by wyrdswyrdswyrds March 30, 2014

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Eclosionate • eclosion • Eclosing Hour • eclusion • e-plosion

Eclosionate

Derived from the French word "Éclosion" which refers to an act of an insect emerging from it's pupal case or an egg.

I wanted to eclosionate the egg which was given to me as soon as possible.

Eclosionate by Zveno May 23, 2024

Eclosionate

Derived from the word "Eclosion" which refers to the process of an insect emerging from it's pupal phase or an egg.

I wanted to eclosionate the egg given to me.

Eclosionate by Zveno May 23, 2024

Eclosing Hour

When one wakes up and has their coffee (or morning beverage) in silence. No one talks and one is allowed to sort out their thoughts and lift their brian fog. It’s like cocktail hour, but socializing is taboo.
Acceptable communication: “Coffee?,” “Morning,” a head nod, and a hand wave.

Other names: Personal Percolation Process, Cup of Silence, and The Morning Mug.

After Eclosing Hour breakfast will be served.

Eclosing Hour by Lavender SheHulk May 21, 2025

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026