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Overcompensating 

Attention seeking and excessive behaviour to mask someone's weaknesses or faults
A Keyboard Warrior is overcompensating their pathetic real life by being a dickhead on the Net
Overcompensating by Sir. B July 10, 2021

overcompensating 

A blog comic by Jeff Rowland, also the author of Wigu!
R.I.P Wigu!
As said by many, it is "Awesome."
WOW, that OC sure was awesome yesterday.
overcompensating by Izzbehr January 4, 2005

Overcompensating 

The acquiring of large, expensive items or consumes to make up for a very small penis. (DPS)
Due to low DPS, Konyhawk bought Rank 12 gear. He's just overcompensating for the fact that he has a small penis. (DPS)
Overcompensating by Yuuuuuurrrrrrrrr February 20, 2022

Overcompensating Karen 

A self-aware Karen (or unfortunate person with a Karen-vibe) attempting to reform from problematic Karen behavior so they act like the antithesis of a Karen by overcompensating and displaying over-the-top friendly behavior to people in the service industry in order to seem more relatable. They often coming off as inauthentic but their intentions aren’t necessarily bad.
This entitled-looking middle-aged white woman with an inverted bob haircut is obviously trying extremely hard to be relatable and liked by the manicurist. It’s hard to watch this Overcompensating Karen.

overcompenhating 

Overly hating on someone to make you feel better about yourself
Bill: "Chris has been hating on me all day!"

Dave: "Man, he's overcompenhating!"
overcompenhating by PseudoSkaggs January 7, 2015

overcompensation 

the science of excessively hide a fault, by means of using the opposite behaviour
jill: Mark is very arrogant!
Kristie: He's just using overcompensation for his own insecurity
overcompensation by lustfulone September 3, 2015
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
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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
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