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Hashtagenese 

The spoken language of roblox players because of the garbadge word filter.
Hey, look! It's a robloxian. I bet he speaks Hashtagenese.
Hashtagenese by Person097862345 March 30, 2019

Hostage Negotiation 

Having to use the bathroom in the absolute worst way, but either a) you're constipated or b) you have performance anxiety for whatever reason.
Dude, I was just in stall 3, and I had to do some major Hostage Negotiation in there... I was a little embarrassed, 'cause Lenny the VP was in the next stall. Although HE had no problem releasing the hostages.

Holding your sausage hostage 

Masturbating
Choking the chicken
Beating the bishop
Slap boxing the one-eyed champ
Taking matters into your own hands
Squeezing the cream from the flesh twinkie
Having a date with Pam and her five friends
Having a tug-o-war with the cyclops
"the five finger knuckle shuffle on the one-eyed, blue-veined, purple-headed, custard-chucking, salty yogurt slinger."
"Jeremy, finding himself all alone, with a ready supply of porn, decided to take his sausage hostage."

hostage lunch 

Meal purchased by the company, often pizza, and delivered for employees who bosses require them to attend a meeting or work over their lunch hour.
"I was planning on running some errands over my lunch hour, but the VP is keeping us in a meeting. At least he ordered us hostage lunch."
hostage lunch by Cale Dempster December 9, 2008
Word of the Day on February 22, 2007

Hostage Food 

(noun): Food that is purchased for employees or those attending meetings to eat during their breaks. Usually a bulk type food like many boxes of pizza, large sandwich tray. Generally much cheaper and of less quality than catered food. Main purpose being to feed a decent sized group of people cheaply.
Every sunday at work they feed us hostage food for lunch.
This cheap ass hostage food taste like shit.

internet hostage

When you are talking to someone online and they will not let you log off peacefully. When you log on the next day there are usually 20-30 messages from them asking if you are there in your offline message.
You: Well its kinda late... I'm gonna go get some sleep.
Them: NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! :'(
Them: Just stay and talk for a few more minutes PLZPLZPLZ
You: Ok...

(30 minutes later)

You: I really have to go, I have to wake up for work in 4 hours.
Them: But I really want to talk to you...
You: I have to go.
Them: 5 more mins!!!!
You: No, sorry. We can talk tomorrow or something.
Them: Tomorrow??? Come on just a few more minutes.
You: Bye
Them: Waaaaiiitt!

(Next Day)

"You have logged on to internet messaging service"

Offline messages:

Them: You there?
Them: Hello?
Them: Did you log off?
Them: I know you are there.
Them: You just went invisible.
Them: Why aren't you talking?
Them: Hellooooooo!?!?!?
*BUZZ!*
Them: Hey talk to me...

"Dude, this chick held me internet hostage for almost an hour last night. I thought I wasn't ever going to be able to log off."
internet hostage by MC C Dub July 7, 2009
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WhimZ by WhimZ! November 5, 2026
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
Frothability by cptn.kagaroo1 January 26, 2024
Word of the Day on November 12, 2026

Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026
Word of the Day on November 11, 2026

pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
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