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Ethnically bi-curious 

When a member of one ethnic group becomes entranced by the pop culture of another ethnic group, adopting their style of dress and mannerisms, while still keeping their normal cultural customs and circle of friends as much as possible
Doug: Whats going on with ted? Last week when we went golfing he was wearing a basket ball jersey and a wave cap, he even told me he prefers to be called t-bone now.

Mike: I don't know man, ever since he started dating that girl from the urban wear store in the mall, he has been very "Ethnically bi-curious".

Ethnically Challenged 

When a person is having trouble in different areas of life due to their ethnicity.
Yes my penis happens to be small but it's not my fault, i'm just ethnically challenged.

ethnical difficulties 

Whenever you have trouble trying to communicate clearly with another person of different ethnicity.
Guy 1: my supervisor almost fired me when that Mexican dude didn't understand that we don't sell tacos.
Guy 2: what did you tell him?
Guy1: that we were having some ethnical difficulties.

Ethnically Challenged 

He's not Mexican, he's ethnically challenged

ethnicality 

being granted or denied a position/priviliges based on one's ethnicity
Andre only got into college because of an ethnicality
ethnicality by brummbaer456 September 5, 2008

ethnification

Timur Kuran has defined it as "the process whereby ethnic origins, ethnic symbols, and ethnic ties gain salience and practical significance"
The fears and antagonisms that accompany high levels of ethnic activity may be a result of ethnification rather than its root cause
ethnification by ellanden November 19, 2016
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Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
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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!
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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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