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ornithography 

Ornithography is the study and act of Photographing Birds.
My combined hobbies of Photography and a love of bird watching has made me a natural for Ornithography.
ornithography by clagstone7 May 27, 2016

ortographobia 

Uncanny fear of spelling mistakes. You shit your pants whenever you try to spell a tough word like rhythm or psycho or weird or handkerchief or conscience because you fear you may spell it incorrectly. How little do you realize that noone gives a damn about spelling anymore? Let's just say that the siyko's weerd rithmic hangkarchif iz conshinse and call it a day, hm?
Man: I have ortographobia and I fear misspelling words.
Woman: I have ortographilia and misspelled words turn me on.
ortographobia by Bad C dev February 26, 2021

ortographilia 

When misspelled words turn you on, give you an erection, make you horny, induces masturbation, etc and etc.
Last night, urban dictionary got me so horny. I came hard to all the misspelled words as I have ortographilia.
ortographilia by Bad C dev February 26, 2021

orthographalaria 

n. 1. the phenomenon of excitement or anticipation in relation to one or more competitions based on the correct spelling of a word, known as "spelling bees"; also known as "spelling bee fever"; 2. the experience of such excitement during the course of months, usually in the winter and the spring, when students prepare for and compete in spelling bees, advancing from preliminary and local levels to (e.g., school, district) to more advanced (e.g., county, regional), culminating in the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
As the spellers and their parents and families awaited the beginning of the spelling bee, the electricity of the "group experience" of orthographalaria crackled throughout the television studio.
orthographalaria by jqs March 10, 2010

Oreography

The cross between oreos and pornography that some weird ass DnD kids for some reason also think should be called porneos.
"You know, they totally should've had a scene with lesbian oreos eating each other out in Sausage Party."
"Dude it's already called 'Sausage Party.' It was perfectly fine without any oreography in it."
"Dont you mean porneo?"
"Porneo just doesn't have the same ring to it."
Oreography by And I Oop Sksksksksk September 25, 2019

orthographer 

A dam good speller...
"You can't have orthography if you don't have an orthographer."
orthographer by Kryso November 7, 2021
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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

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
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