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Fraternity Leave 

Taking off from work so you can go to a frat party or missing work to go to a frat party.
Boss: So why can't you come in tonight?
Bro: Crazy rager tonight, im going on fraternity leave.

Graternity Leave

When grandparents take time off of work for a new grandbaby. This could be for the visiting the new parents, babysitting the older child(ren) while new baby is being born, helping the parents with the new baby......

There's maternity leave, paternity leave and now we have graternity leave.
Dear Boss ~ I will be taking 3 days graternity leave to help with the new grandbaby.
Graternity Leave by LNG November 9, 2011

Furternity Leave

When you take time off work to be with your new puppy
"OMG! Did you hear about Jessi? She took three weeks Furternity Leave to be with her new small batch, artisan made, non-GMO, free range, gluten free Yorkiepoo!"
Furternity Leave by kwillhoite July 13, 2016

Faternity leave

A period of maternity leave, unexpected by friends and co-workers as nobody knew the Mother to be was expecting, due to her already substantial build.
Where's Kate been these past few weeks, Dave?

She's on faternity leave with the bairn.

I didn't even know she was pregnant...She was already a big girl though.

Aye, fraternity leave, right enough.
Faternity leave by Bayesoir December 31, 2019
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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
Word of the Day on October 28, 2026
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
Word of the Day on October 27, 2026
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
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