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corduroy poisoning 

A medical condition caused by the production of or hearing of an abnormally large amount of indie music.
My friend Jack is a really good songwriter, but ever since Interpol became popular, he's gotten a chronic case of corduroy poisoning.

irony poisoning

Irony poisoning is when one's worldview/weltshauung/reality tunnel is so dominated by irony and detachment-based-comedy, that the joke becomes real and you start to do things that are immoral or wrong from a place of deep nihilistic cynicism.
"Why would John do this to me?"
"It's irony poisoning, ma'am. Seen it a million times."

biscuit poisoning 

the result of eating too many biscuits, characterized by swelling of the body; obesity
Wanda, you got biscuit poisoning--your ass the size of Texas.
biscuit poisoning by CrackerNoMore September 6, 2009

internet poisoning 

When you spend so long on the internet that you believe the real world is as messed up and weird as it seems online.
"I feel like shit, I spent all morning on facebook and I definitely got internet poisoning"

"Qanon is a digital soap opera for people with internet poisoning" -@KT_So_It_Goes

Alcohol Poisoning 

A serious medical condition which presents itself after a person drinks too much, should not be taken lightly and should instead be taken directly to the emergency room, drunk is different than alcohol posing the way to recognize the difference is one is coherent and the other is not, if someone has alcohol poisoning it is important to make sure they don’t stop breathing and that they don’t choke on their own vomit
Girl: I think he has alcohol poisoning

Boy: He’s just drunk he’ll be fine

*12 hours later*

Girl: He isn’t breathing and he’s cold I fucking told you he had alcohol poisoning don’t just stand there call 911
Alcohol Poisoning by GayCloud June 24, 2018

acute lead poisoning

A forensic's "in-joke" meaning shot. Made prominent by Dr. Snow, a leading froensic archaeologist.
Cause of death: acute lead poisoning in the cranium. (shot in the head)
acute lead poisoning by Tragic Story December 22, 2004
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

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.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
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
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
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
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