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Hindswipe 

1. Noun. An online dating phenomenon wherein post-match scrutiny of a dating profile reveals unfavourable characteristics that were overlooked in the initial 'swiping' phase, leading to feelings of embarrassment and regret.

When you match with someone on a dating app who, in hindsight, you wish you hadn't swiped.

Usually as a result of frantic swiping, then more detailed inspection of their profile reveals various red flags.

2. Verb. The act of swiping without due care and attention, especially when it leads to hindswipe.
"ooh I've got a match! ... Wait, eww, what the hell. This dude is gross. Total hindswipe"

"Sabrina was hindswiping for hours, it's not surprising she's getting so many dick pics and weirdos"
Hindswipe by Aconymous January 10, 2021

Hindwipe 

Alternatively, though less commonly referred to as "Wipesight", this is a moment in which someone returns to the bathroom roughly 30 minutes after their original visit to properly complete their inadequate wiping job.
Dave: "Hey Jerry, you don't look so well...you doing alright?"
Jerry: "Dave...I had to wait for that ENTIRE business meeting to finish before I could get a good hindwipe in"
Dave: "Ugh...I'm so sorry man, that's rough"
Hindwipe by Richter G. Bathroomshit December 18, 2017

Hindshite 

The regret experienced at the choice of the previous days food, usually experienced during a messy excretion.
That Taco Bell i had last night gave me some serious hindshite
Hindshite by boobykins234 November 23, 2011

Pittsburgh Handiwipe 

After anal sex, the male wipes the feces off his penis with his hands. Then uses the hair of the person he just had sex with to clean his hands.
"Bro, did your girl get dread extensions?" "No, I used her as a Pittsburgh Handiwipe."
Pittsburgh Handiwipe by illyjoel September 2, 2012

hindspite 

Looking back on a situation or event, regretting that you didn't do what you should have done, and developing malicious ill will because of it. Similar to standard regret, but someone else is gonna have to pay for it.
In hindspite, I really should have used call blocker. Now I'm gonna have to kick someone's ass.
hindspite by haskel July 22, 2008
Word of the Day on April 5, 2006

hindscientist

Someone who claims that the signs of the impending financial disaster were obvious all along, despite never having mentioned anything at the time or having acted to avoid it happening. More generally, someone who uses hindsight to make observations.
That guy has lost billions by trading in poisonous debts, but now he has a new career in the media as a hindscientist.
hindscientist by agentwhim March 19, 2009
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Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
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