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Liminal places 

Odd pictures that have a weird mix of nostalgia and creepiness. They usually feel nostalgic even if you have never seen it before. They commonly are empty rooms with no names of brands of anything. Just feels like a familiar place.
Those pictures of Liminal Places are so creepy
Liminal places by I Hate Yukki December 17, 2020

Liminal space

Something, some place, a picture, or even a video game feels so ominous yet so nostalgic. You think that you've been there before, but your brain weirdly denies it.
The Backrooms is an example of a Liminal space

liminal criminal 

A “bad guy” who is in the beginning stages of his or her development as a criminal.
As I listened closely to his somewhat childlike ideas about how he would rob a bank, I quickly realized that he was a liminal criminal!

Liminal space

A picture of video that feels off or has an ominous feeling to it yet nostalgic at the same time, like we ll have been there before.
Anka: "Hey I found this picture, it feels off but familiar."
Kurtis: "Yes, that's a liminal space."
Liminal space by The Backrooms March 29, 2022

liminism 

The hypothesis that limina (structure-of-time) spins creating space.
Liminism is the base stone of metatheism; the worship of space.
liminism by metawave November 23, 2019
A message delivered directly, but without a strong, commanding presense. See also superliminal
Subliminal message: "Yvan eht nioj!"

Liminal message: "Recruits are desperately needed by our country for the naval reserve. By joining the navy, you can help defend the freedom of America."

Superliminal message: "HEY, YOU! JOIN THE NAVY!"
liminal by Mashuren May 2, 2005
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kinktober 

An excuse for people to write porn with different types of kinks throughout the month of October.

Smut Fanfiction
That chick doesn't write often but when she does, its for Kinktober.
kinktober by Kinkiest July 12, 2018
Word of the Day on October 30, 2026

proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
Word of the Day on October 29, 2026
The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
Word of the Day on October 28, 2026
A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
Word of the Day on October 27, 2026
When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
Word of the Day on October 26, 2026

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
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026
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