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Flatlining 

verb INFORMAL

1. A contemporary phenomenon; the complete lack of output, input, production or consumption of a human being, usually a young adult and heavily dosed with technology, while conscious and feeling contentedness and comfort.

2. Staring at a screen of no importance for 10 or more minutes while having absolutely no thoughts or other brain activity. Or regrets.

3. Often observed by a confounded teacher not paying attention but also not actively thinking of anything else nor doing anything else either.

4. The doom of human productiveness and self worth.

5. (Google) fail to increase; remain static.

6. (Google) to die
That kid is flatlinging.

Stop flatlining and do something with your life.

It's really a problem, them kids that can flatline all the time and feel purpose in life.

He'd rather flatline than learn something.
Flatlining by Boris of Catan December 24, 2018
selling drugs you lutien
luteining by oliver ob January 6, 2004

larkining 

The term used for someone begging for 'likes' on Facebook, 'retweets' on Twitter and anything else social media related. To 'Larkin' someone is to act like a complete moron to make people significantly younger like you, and to make everyone your own age and older to hate you with a passion. 'Larkining' is an unfortunate affect of social media hogging and thinking that you're better than you are.
"Wow did you see Dave's Facebook page? He's been posting himself acting like a dog"
"God he's Larkining like mad at the moment. Unfortunately only idiotic youngsters like him"
larkining by Lord Dangleballs October 15, 2015

landlining 

The smoking of illegal substances in a phone booth, typically out of desperation. Usually performed in large cities such as Budapest.
"Dude, I am sick of walking around looking for a place to smoke, are you down for some landlining?"
landlining by kifli1 February 15, 2010
being a nolife/loser who spends most of his time online
alludes to the main character of Serial Experiments Lain anime, Lain Iwakura, who's spending more and more of her time on the Wired (anime's internet web)
for the past couple of years I've been laining because of a depressive episode
laining by thewiredpl April 22, 2023

Flatlining 

Flatlining: The act of naked planking.
He took his clothes off and was flatlining on the kitchen table
Flatlining by BIG RAM May 1, 2012
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Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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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.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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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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