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Lunating 

A group of bioluminescent deep-sea creatures.
A lunating of jellyfish.
Lunating by Mikezy360 August 22, 2021
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globe luxation

When someone's eyeball pops out of the socket it's called a globe luxation.
Billy experienced painful globe luxation after being lacerated in the eyeball by a stick.
globe luxation by Savytechnerd January 2, 2021
noun

ˌlu beɪˈʃən

The act of professionally penetrating peers with demands in the workplace. Often undertaken by high-level employees tasked by administration with implementing new policy—often misguided in design and expected outcomes— into departments of underpaid and undervalued workers.
a) Damn, that new policy needed more lubation from head office; everyone braced for penetration and the policy just went limp.

b) Far out, Karen, is relentlessly employing some forceful levels of lubation at the moment! I understand the need to meet this quarter's projections but does she really need to penetrate us so hard?
Lubation by Primary Learning Leader January 13, 2022

lunatone 

the physical embodiment of not knowing how to make proper music
I was listening to the new Lunatone song yesterday, and it was somehow worse than everything else he's ever made.
lunatone by bigdaddytony987 March 13, 2018

ludation 

Pronunciation: /luˈdeɪʃən/
Definition:
1. The act or practice of playing video games (ludaments).
2. The action of engaging in gambling games or casino activities.
3. Participation in recreational or competitive gaming events.
4. Enjoyment of board games, card games, or other playful activities.

Significance:
• It defines the act of playing games (ludaments).
• It emphasizes leisure and entertainment.
• It identifies varied forms of gaming (ludation).
• It avoids informal or ambiguous terms.
• It simplifies descriptions of gaming habits.
• It improves clarity in discussions about entertainment.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to "gaming".
Singular noun: ludation
Plural noun: ludations
Examples:
• "Video ludation dominates youth culture today."
• "Casinos increase on lucrative ludation affairs."
• "Professional athletes engage in strategic ludation competitions."
• "Encounters often feature communal ludation nights."
• "Tech advancements transformed the scenery of ludation."
ludation by Dmitrio August 7, 2025
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
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