"No shit" in latin. This term fulfills the extreme need in academic discourse for a less noxious alternative to No shit No shit Sherlock Captain Obvious Thank you Captain Obvious. Since academic discourse often favors stilted, unclear, and symbolically embellished phrasing, latinates -- correct or incorrect -- really do the trick. So stercus nullum fulfills both roles -- viz., provides appropriately pompous and stilted way to say no shit on occasions where the precise meaning and impact of no shit Sherlock is called for.

It is impolite and too informal to say "no shit Sherlock," or "thank you Captain Obvious," in formal academic writing, and thus, one should opt for the appropriately stilted-but-false latinate "stercus nullum" instead.

stercus nullum by Tuco Bepajumaramirez September 6, 2016

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neelum

Neelums are smart, beautiful, clever, funny, and great liars. However they are brutally honest, and if they don't like something they will definitely let you know whether you want to hear it or not. They are extremely stubborn they will argue with you even if they know they're wrong. Neelums however are very emotional, but do not show how they are truly feeling to just anyone. Neelums are great to be around

* two people arguing*
Person 1 - You know I'm right
Person 2- God you're such a Neelum

neelum by fagatha February 21, 2017

Nellussy

Nellys pussy...? I'm assuming ?!?!

What's Nellussy? I'm gonna look it up on urban dictionary!

Nellussy by Fork Master May 16, 2022

Nellular

A mentally retarded sophmore at Iona Prep named James Nelson. He has Down Syndrome and has tried every single drug that exists. He speaks excessively slowly in a growning voice. He is Nellular.

Nelson: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh exxxcuuuuuuuuse meeeee, can i go to the baaaaaaaaaathroooooommmmmmm.
Mortati: Nelson is being Nellular again. Neeeeeelllllll Neeeeeeeelllllllllll

Nellular by jfklasdjf February 11, 2005

nelluking

To bar hop or to booze till the early hours of the morning. Every night including weekdays.

Cullen was out nelluking until it was time to go to work the next day.

nelluking by Grue May 13, 2005

Nellular

Young man whom we would all like to think is just a little slow; most likely does drugs

I honestly have no idea

Nellular by sedaris March 31, 2005

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."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

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

Galantir

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

Whale

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.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026