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hollowback 

A hollowback is when someone doesn't have a backbone. Doesn't stand up for themself.
"Damn! You busted his balls! You ain't no hollowback girl."
hollowback by catphish February 13, 2007

hollowback 

a crunch but with your legs behind you and balancing off of the ground
a hollowback is hard as fuck
hollowback by blazed December 9, 2004

hollowback 

i rugby turn used for props thy are told 2 use a hollowback this is when ur back is arched inwards
don't forget your hollowbacks props
hollowback by jamie waters May 30, 2005

Hollowback Girl

A term Gwen Stephanie uses to relate to the teenagers she hopes will purchase her crappy album.
Gwen Stephanie is hot, but please, stop creating music like Hollowback Girl....isn't that break dance move, not a term describing yelling into a voice modulation machine to crappy beats.
Hollowback Girl by pkpkpkpk June 10, 2005

Followback 

Followback is a website where people can get paid by others to follow, like, comment or post on social media.
A friend of mine got paid $150 on Followback to like a photo on Instagram.
Followback by scully2425 September 24, 2017

Hollaback Girl 

In order to fully understand what a "hollaback girl" is, one must first understand what it means to "hollaback." When one hollas back, one responds to a verbal insult with their own reciprocal verbal insult. This in itself is not necessarily a negative thing, however to become a "hollaback girl" is something to be avoided. A "hollaback girl" is a girl who responds only with these verbal insults, without ever actually taking it to the next level and kicking some ass. In other words, a hollaback girl is all talk and no walk.
This phrase was originally popularized by Gwen Stefani via her song "Hollaback Girl" from her debut solo album L.A.M.B. The song was a response to a comment Courtney Love made about Gwen in an interview with 17 Magazine. Love reportedly stated "Being famous is just like being in high school. But, I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker shed."

Gwen, upon hearing this, did not hollaback like a petty cheerleader. She instead came back with Hollaback Girl. In explanation of the song she said "Someone one time called me a cheerleader, negatively, and I've never been a cheerleader. So I was like 'Ok, fuck you, you want me to be a cheerleader? Well I'll be one then. And I'll rule the whole world. Just you watch me.'" This is clearly in reference to Love's comment. And based on "Hollaback Girl"'s success, I'd say Gwen held true to her word and took over the world.
1.These bitches were talking smack, so I had to holla back.

2. All that girl ever does is talk smack. She never takes any actual action. She's SUCH a hollaback girl.
Hollaback Girl by Violet Vanity October 18, 2009
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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!
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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
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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
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