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Elevision 

The act of people in an elevator staring up, uncomfortably, at the numbers as they light up when the car moves. Practiced out of nervousness.
When the elevator began moving, silence ensued as each person practiced their elevision.
Elevision by Kevin Black August 29, 2007
Word of the Day on August 31, 2007
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An elevidiot = and elevator idiot. One who tries to step into an elevator, as the door opens, before any of the passengers who are already inside have the chance to step out.
As our elevator reached our destination, the door began to open. As I was about to exit another person tried to step inside the elevator (before I could get out) almost bumping into me, causing a moment of confusion/akwardness. As I left, crossing in front of him, under my breath I sighed "you elevidiot".
Elevidiot by Landon Guntman November 22, 2007

Elevision 

The small video monitors that are now often featured in the elevators of big, newer business buildings. They show headlines, weather, sports scores, trivia, etc. They are also impossible to take your eyes off of, no matter how many times you've already seen what they're showing.
Now people have an excuse not to look at each other in elevators. They just keep their eyes on the elevisions.
Elevision by Anne Hedonia September 8, 2007

elevasion 

Chiefly northeastern American act of entering an elevator by moving to the nearest corner, out of sight of other would-be entrants, to avoid feeling compelled to hold the door open for them.
The jerks in my building are really good at elevasion, so I always have to wait for the next elevator
elevasion by JPSloan1 January 4, 2012
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026