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The beverage a mermaid drinks on Sunday at brunch
Give her a mermosa before she joins the other mermaids at shell
Mermosa by LUXLY March 21, 2019
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Mermaids that carry the passport of any country within the United Kingdom.
Hey Claire, what do you call a mermaid from the UK?
A mermate, mate.
mermate by louafsique June 29, 2020

bathtub mermaid 

A way to describe someone who is so obsessed with something that if that "something" is gone, then they'd be helpless without it; As if a mermaid were in a bathtub and someone pulled the plug.
They're such a bathtub mermaid, obsessing over a stupid thing like that.
bathtub mermaid by AzureGummy March 28, 2017
Someone who is half human (top part) and half fish (bottom part). The human part is usually hotter than the average human (probably to compensate for the fish part). They usually say “aur naur” in reaction to almost everything.
Kyle: Cleo is a mermaid.
Stacy: How do you know?
Kyle: She said “aur naur”
Stacy: Ok I don’t care tan LOONA.
Mermaid by EKimLipse September 16, 2023

Mermaid theory 

"300 years ago, sailors stuck at sea would get desperate for female companionship. It got so mad that eventually the manatees out in the water started to look like beautiful women - mermaids.

Every women, no matter how initially repugnant, has a "mermaid clock". The time it takes to realize you want to bone her. " ~ Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother
the mermaid theory: Sure today you see Iris as a manatee, but she aint gonna stay that way, Marshall your secretary's mermaid clock starts now..
Mermaid theory by |\/| M m |\/| December 7, 2010

mermaphile 

A sexual fetish involving a fascination with mermaids often to the point of being borderline erotic; a mermaphile
2. one who is sexually fixated on mermaid related paraphernalia i.e. costumes, drawings books poems, styles, clothing, etc.
3. A variation of aquaphilia where said person will have sex in pools, lakes, rivers or any large body of water.
Ariel: my boyfriend is such a mermaphile,ever since I told him my name, he won't have sex with me unless I dress up in a mermaid's tail!
mermaphile by darkninja443 June 30, 2011
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026

Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
Word of the Day on October 2, 2026
Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
Word of the Day on September 30, 2026

Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
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