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Lorde's 2nd album which is lit as fuck and also shook the world
"Did you know that Lorde's album Melodrama is lit as fuck?"

Drowning in melodrama 

A political party/entity or even a city so unaware of its own political failures/disasters that said party/entity or city actually becomes a literal circus drama
Right now the democratic party, both as a party and as an entity, as well as the city of Washington DC are drowning in melodrama.

To win the next election the dems need to focus on 4 substantive topics: crime, covid, inflation, the border and education.

melodramatic

The state of being exaggeratedly (theatrically) dramatic.

'Melodramatic' is derived from melodrama, which is in turn derived from the Greek word 'melos' (music) and the word 'drama'.
Random student: *watching commercial in class about poor children in Africa*: Oh, those poor kids! I just want to hug them and kiss them and tell them *sniff* they're going to be okay! Oh, I'm sorry *sniff*... can I get some water?

Me to another classmate: ''Ugh, just another display of attention-seeking from Ms Melodramatic. I swear, she's constantly trying to make herself look more thoughtful or 'nice' than she really is. Either that, or she's just overreacting.''
melodramatic by WhiteWarlock May 11, 2016

meleedrama

A verbal onslaught of unnecessary, emotionally charged information. (sometimes brought about by a drunken stupor)
(origin - combination of melee and drama)
Last night my drunk friend Tifanny called me and unleashed her usual meleedrama upon my tired brain.
meleedrama by josh money October 29, 2006

Melodramatic

Over-emotional; Over-reacting; Showing large intensity of emotion
Nick was being a lil' melodramatic bitch

Melobromatic 

A show or movie so full of bro-lingo, bro-filled plot devices, and bro-based scenarios that it reaches a point where no un-bro could possibly relate to the broishness going down on screen.

The viewer can be lost in minutes based on the amount of melobroma on display. A viewers tolerance to melobromatic entertainment is based on the actual content of bro they exude in real life.

Disagreements over the amount of melobroma on display usually end when one party is called a 'Fag'
I used to like Entourage, but it's gotten way too melobromatic for my tastes

Franklin and Bash may be the most melobromatic thing I've ever seen in my life. I think if I watched 5 more minutes, I was going to experience a superbrova
Melobromatic by kahnvex July 25, 2011
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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
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

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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