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hippo paradox

When reality turns out to be night and day from a reasonable and logical guess of the

evidence.
The phrase refers the skull of a hippo, which to someone who had never seen the live animal, would

likely assumed it to look like Picture 1, and nowhere near the real animal (see link)

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Surely it looks impossible that there could be life on Mars. But there may be a hippo paradox!
You may think there's no reason to look further. But don't fall for the hippo paradox.
We all were sure the job would be easy, but it turned out a real hippo paradox.
hippo paradox by Sir Rutherford August 19, 2016
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excessive nice speech, the opposite of ragebaiting
adrian: i hope you have a nice day and never get sad!
enrique: joybait ❤️ 🩹🌹
Word of the Day on July 6, 2026

fudanshi 

Boys who enjoy yaoi (a genre in Japan that contains sexual and/or romantic relations between two men); literally translates to "rotten boy"; corresponding female : fujoshi
Alex blatantly displayed his fudanshi side to his friends.
fudanshi by Yuri Katsuki January 13, 2017
Word of the Day on July 5, 2026

country mile 

When country folk refer to a country mile it is considerd to be round 10 miles per country mile..ish...we boonfolk dont really consider distance
"I walked a country mile to see Earls new truck"
country mile by CountryBoy1243 August 30, 2006
Word of the Day on July 4, 2026

Regular Degular 

Plain. Not tampered with or upgraded. Basic.
May I have an order of regular degular buttermilk pancakes? Without all the added jazz? Hold the blueberry smiley face, strawberry glaze, chocolate chips and whipped cream.
Regular Degular by 1Bynum August 13, 2023
Word of the Day on July 3, 2026
Usually a male who likes to encourage weight gain in his partner through the consumption of food. Feeders differ from FAs... whilst an FA is attracted to big girls, a feeder gets turned on by making a thin girl fat....or a big girl even bigger.
feeder by therealrichieedwards December 11, 2004
Word of the Day on July 2, 2026

give a hoot don't pollute 

the act of giving a hoot and not polluting
*sees a dirtbag litter*
gIVE A HOOT DON'T POLLUTE BITCH

*slam dunks trash into appropriate bin*
Word of the Day on July 1, 2026