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The name given to the year or often a longer period of time that posh kids spend traveling the world using daddies money after leaving their expensive private school. Immortalised by the quality Unexpected Items Youtube video mocking the higher classes of society.
"Oh no, Tarquin, I can't come shopping on the King's road today, yeah, cos I'm literally on Burma, yah, I'm on my Gap Yah at the moment."

"I cant believe you said that, cos that really reminds me of this time on my Gap Yah, yah, I was in Africa, in Tanzania."

"It's funny you should say that cos it really reminds me of this time now, yah, cos I'm still on my Gap Yah, yah, I'm in Burma on this kind of spiritual, cultural, political exchange thing."
Gap Yah by el mas grande March 22, 2010
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The pronunciation of "Gap Year" but for people from families of large income and have no real appreciation of the world apart from their wallets.
One time on my Gap Yah, i just chundered everywhere!
Gap Yah by raffaff March 22, 2010
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A year which upper-class college graduates take to volunteer in less fortunate countries helping orphans, in hope of improving their C.V for future career opportunities.

The phrase was originally defined by the dictionary, however a more detailed explanation has been provided by Youtube.
"No no Tarquin I can't go shopping on the King's Road...you see I'm on my Gap Yah"

"On my Gap Yah I saw this woman and she had malaria and she looked at me with this vacant stare as if to say you and I are one with kindred spirits"

"I'm on my Gap Yah on this spiritual, cultural, political exchange thing"

"On my Gap Yah I was so lashed, I was like Lash Gordon, eating bangers and lash... I was literally wearing a lashmina"
Gap Yah by Bantahsaurus Rex November 21, 2010
Spidey sense for evading poop on the street, canine or otherwise.
When walking in NYC or LA, you need shitdar.
Shitdar by Sickomonster June 3, 2026
Word of the Day on June 6, 2026

Shackteâu

A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.
Shackteâu by ez-dog June 4, 2026
Word of the Day on June 5, 2026
Sonion comes from a GIF that is a mix of the word son and onion ( if you use this slang you like dih)
Man 1 says "I drank last night I need a break" Man 2 "Sonion"
Sonion by popularloner67 March 11, 2026
Word of the Day on June 4, 2026

breatharian 

One whos diet consists of air, light, and prana, with a possible sip of water now and then.
The breatharian has air, light, and prana for food.
breatharian by leena gabor November 8, 2005
Word of the Day on June 3, 2026