1. The irrational fear of a new influenza virus, stoked by hysterical news reporting and inaccurate information. 2. A way to increase ad sales and viewership on 24-hour news channels.

Susan is suffering from a bad case of Flu Fright. She's cancelled all of her committee meetings and refuses to come to work.

Flu Fright by Peter Kobs April 30, 2009

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pee fright

The inability to urinate when in the presence of others. Pee fright may kick in, even when in a closed stall if you simply know another human being is within proximity. Applicable to both males and females.

"I was really desperate to pee, but I got pee fright Anna walked into the bathroom to brush her teeth."

pee fright by cc2005 May 12, 2007

Frith

Frith is an Old English word that means Peace and Freedom; but means so much more. It is an important concept in the religion of Asatru. It might be described as a combination of loyalty, honor, hospitality, and support. It is the obilgation to one's community, friends, and family to consider their welfare in your actions, and not to set out to harm them.

Our forebears valued frith almost more than anything else.

Frith by OneBadAsp November 2, 2006

Frightened Pelican

When a girl hasn't yet decided whether to spit or swallow prior to climax and ends up with some sort of messy hybrid. She immediately has second thoughts about the rest of whats in her mouth and staggers wide-eyed, jaw extended, arms flapping around the room looking for someplace to spit.

Cheryl is orally talented, but doesn't exactly have a taste for the homebrew "protein shake". One night as Larry came to fruition, she got a little in her mouth. She looked like a frightened pelican as she ran around the room, arms flailing, and chin extended looking for somewhere to spit.

Frightened Pelican by StraightCashHomey October 4, 2009

Frightohoea

The situation of either before or during a frightning event that leads to a case of diarrhoea.

I was going to go bungy jumping until I got a case of frightohoea.

Frightohoea by Wimberley December 25, 2009

stage fright

Period of time that elapses when two males stand next to each other at a urinal to pee. This extended elapsed time before the piss comes out only occurs because of the presence of the stranger next to you and disappears when the muscles finally relax (or the other person leaves).

I stood at the urinal for 5 minutes because i had stage fright.

stage fright by BigWillyStyle August 24, 2004

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

Word of the Day on September 24, 2026

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