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you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink 

Something that you say which means you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to.
I made all the arrangements, bought the ticket, and even took him to the airport, but he just wouldn't get on the plane. Well, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

You can't take a horse to water

An old Canadian expression meaning you can't physically take someone and force them to do what they absolutely don't want to do.
Putin needs to learn what you can't take a horse to water means. The Ukrainians won't just roll over and give him their country.

horse that doesn't jump 

A penis that cannot get hard.
I took this chick back to my place, but since I was so wasted my horse didn't jump. So we ended up passing out.
horse that doesn't jump by Pedro September 29, 2003

Housen't 

That word says someone haven't got home
yo bruh im housen't

You can't take a horse to water

You can't force a person to do what they don't want to do.
You can't take a horse to water is a useful phrase to learn when making friends.

You can’t put one horse in two barns 

You can’t have more than one significant other.

-Caleb Smith 2019
“Devin, I know you like both of those girls. I hate to tell you, but you can’t put one horse in two barns!”
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Me: Poggers!
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
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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!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026

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
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026

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

Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
Word of the Day on October 21, 2026
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