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fret-gloating 

Fretting over a perfect decision that will remove one from an already perfect present. Tends to elicit unfettered gloating once the decision is determined to have been the right choice. Fret-gloating typically appears in social media status posts. Although disguised as fretting, fret-gloating is a double down on bragging.
Allison is fret-gloating in her social media posts again. "Our yearlong vacation to Paris is rapidly approaching just while my garden is looking incredible! Wondering if we're making the right decision?"
fret-gloating by Jambafish September 8, 2013

Gloaking 

The act of staring at someone while they're eating in hopes that they'll give you some food.
(Jonathan staring at Seth while Seth eats his fries)

Seth: Dude, why are you gloaking at me so hard right now? If you want some, just take it.
Gloaking by bard_UYD March 9, 2011

Gloaming 

A word used, mainly in the musical Brigadoon, to mean twilight or dusk.
"The mist of May is in the gloaming
And all the clouds are holdin' still
So take me hand and let's go roamin'
through the heather on the hill."
--- "Heather on the Hill" from Brigadoon
Gloaming by Cricket Brody August 7, 2008

Baby Gloaming 

In nature, a Morning’s Gloaming takes place at the exact moment the celestial sun emergences from out of its eastern horizon. Very few people see this birthing of a new day. It’s purported to strike a mesmerizing flash of emerald green light that is revealing of its own beauty and yet, seemingly resigned to disappearing just as quickly! In nature this mystery of a Morning’s Gloaming is meant to eternally take on just that purpose. This is not the given analogy for a Baby Gloaming!
In New Jersey child adoption law, – revised statute, N.J.S.A 9: 3-39 1 b, c - can process infant adoption in much the same way. There are those in the adoption industry who encourage this form of child procurement. We know it’s legally taking place, we just need to see the hidden injustice. These are the works of adoption agencies on the other side of a Baby Gloaming. In reality, this procedure is nothing short of a Soprano’s money laundering scheme! The only difference is that it is not the diapers being laundered. This infant could have been an Unknown Father’s son!
End note: If an adoptive parent falls under this Urban Dictionary’s definition for ‘Baby Glommer’ it is most assured that their colluding with practitioners of Baby Gloaming had transpired. I welcome your chance to dispute this definition of law as always.
The act of Baby Gloaming is to the State of New Jersey, the same as Money Laundering is to the Sopranos.
Baby Gloaming by gravy111 November 24, 2010
Belittling or Demoralising someone for little or no reason while haveing complete control over them anyway.

Goaded - Past Tense
Derived from the unfair but rad teacher Mr goad.
'Oh fuck, I'm in for a right goading later'
Goading by SWalton November 26, 2007

Political gloating 

When you keep posting pictures or commenting about the winning candidate who you happened to vote for in an election. The reverse of political whining.
He keeps posting about his candidate winning. So tired of the political gloating. They won, it's done, get on w/ life.
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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!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026

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

Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
Word of the Day on October 22, 2026

Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
Word of the Day on October 21, 2026

Palmela Handerson 

Your hand that you masturbate with.
Girlfriend: What are you going to do for the next week while I'm on holiday?

Boyfriend: Have a visit from Palmela Handerson of course!
Word of the Day on October 20, 2026
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