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Hexaëteris 

A hexaëteris is the Greek name for the period within 6 tropical years where the Moon phase occurs around 6 days earlier.

It corresponds to 74 synodic months, 79.9828175276068 sidereal months, 80.30449221927401 draconic months, 79.30681173378679 anomalistic months, and 2,185.2635092592623 days.
Ben: The ultra supermoon 2016 was marked by the last lunar eclipse of 2022 after a hexaëteris.
Gregory: You know your stuff man.
Ben: Not to mention the last lunar eclipse of 2021 was a hexaëteris after my oldest grandfather's 81st birthday in 2015.
Gregory: Wow.
Hexaëteris by gregben October 2, 2023

Hexamethylenediamine 

Hexamethylenediamine is the organic compound with the formula H2N(CH2)6NH2. The molecule is a single diamine, consisting of a hexamethylene hydrocarbon chain. Somewhere around 1 billion hexamethylenediamines are produced annually

H₂N(CH₂)₆NH
WOAH, How did you produce hexamethylenediamine like that?? -Matthew

It's just simple science; you take a diamine, then you try to merge it together with a hexamethylene to form a single compound, hexamethylenediamine!
Hexamethylenediamine by Rphobia October 30, 2022
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
Word of the Day on August 2, 2026
A hardo is a person who tries extremely hard at everything. Most times a hardo will try very hard at things that do not require excessive effort. For example, sports practices, gym class, etc.
Wow did you see Jack at practice today? What a hardo!
Hardo by Thuhkilluh September 4, 2014
Word of the Day on August 1, 2026