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Ishikawa Maru 

A term derived from “Ishikawa Diagram” & “Kobayashi Maru” …. Defined as a term used by “Engineers” as well as other “Technical Professionals” to describe something that looked really good ON PAPER but FLOPPED BADLY in implementation &/or practice. Also a saying to describe a leadership or professional decision that crashed & burned.
Senior Manager #1- “How did the new hire do on his first day at work? He looked GREAT in his interview!”

Senior Manager #2- “Ishikawa Maru! …. A real FUBAR!!!”

One could ALSO SAY that the "Stand Your Ground" law (as written) is yet ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE of a "Ishikawa Maru", in that it's aloud several know drug dealers as well as other well-known Florida State Criminals to commit murder, yet walk away from prosecution OR EVEN arrest by simply claiming "Self-Defense".
Ishikawa Maru by Tyson D. Knine October 18, 2012

Yuki Ishikawa

an extraordinary man from Aichi, Japan. his soul is purely like an angel. he has the brightest smile that anyone could ever discover. he's the guy that you see in the volleyball court, stooping down with his hand on his knee and sometimes he be licking his dry lips or winking over his teammates. a kind of guy who makes you feel a tiny butterflies start filling your belly when you think about him. sometimes you can see a tiny sparks in his pupils when he got asked about volleyball and his dedication to live for the better. he's a very reliable captain.
girl 1: you watch volleyball in Olympic? you must be familiar with Ryujin Nippon' captain, Yuki Ishikawa, right?
girl 2: oh you mean Ran Takahashi's dad?
Yuki Ishikawa by nagoyathechick November 23, 2021

Takayuki "dj TAKA" Ishikawa

Indian. Energetic. Likes diversity but hangs out typically with other Indians. Shadowed by the white racial spectrum, but thrives academically and in the social spectrum. Ishikaas are dumb and selfish, but sweet and deep as well. Laughs a lot, but covers up traumatizing incidents and serious health problems. Trustworthy, Reliably, and able to influence people with just a sentence.
Ishikaa: Hey man, I got no boyfriend.
Girl 2 : It's in the name.
ishikaa by static.poison December 17, 2018
Indian , typically how the name suggests. She's confident, beautiful and always there for the people she loves . Ishikaas are dumb but strong, deep in their feelings and expressive of their emotions. She is competitive but also a softie at heart.
You're lucky to have an ISHIKAA in your life.
I wish I had a friend like ISHIKAA
yeah you're right , she's a gem!
ISHIKAA by dont reas November 22, 2021

ichikawa 

A boss.
Ask the Ichikawa
ichikawa by Hapa310 November 24, 2021
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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
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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
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Palmela Handerson 

Your hand that you masturbate with.
Girlfriend: What are you going to do for the next week while I'm on holiday?

Boyfriend: Have a visit from Palmela Handerson of course!
Word of the Day on October 20, 2026
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