Estonia is a small country in northern Europe that feels and would like to be nordic, but actually belongs to the baltic countries south of the baltic sea. Due to its size and since just about 1.4 million people live there (for reference: New York has 8.4 million inhabitants) , somthing that has been dubbed the "estonian phenomenon" can be witnessed here. The term describes that everyone practically knows everyone or at least someone who knows them. This makes gossip equally more interesting and more dangerous, since the person you are gossiping about will almost certainly hear about it. Sometimes Estonia feels like a big family gathering of a country where even someone who seems to be a random stranger has most likely some kind of relation to you.

"Oh hey, I know the girl who just delivered our food... that was an awkward interaction"
"How do you know her?"

"Its just a case of estonian phenomenon, my classmate used to work at her families store and she used to play soccer with my second cousin. Did you know that she broke up with her Boyfriend?"

Estonian phenomenon by Lilleke5 July 24, 2021

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Peenoise

The most common type of Filipino online gamer, having one or more of these characteristics:
1. Toxic - always spouts foul Filipino words; threatens to disrupt the game/experience if he does not gets his way, like AFK-ing, griefing or abandoning.
2. Superiority Complex - they are the same ones who think that Filipinos are the best race in the world.
3. "Pabida" - he always wants to be under the spotlight; would rather have good stats than a good game.

They are known to be the most cancerous kind of online gamers, even giving reputation to SEA as the most toxic region on most popular online games. What sets them apart from your typical toxic gamer is that they are extremely aggressive, and if they have a microphone, they will not stop screaming "PUTANG INA MO BOBO".

Allied Dazzle accidentally picks up the kill...
Peenoise: "PUTANG INA MO BOBO BAKIT MO KINUHA KILL KO GAGO"
(Direct TL: Motherfucking noob why did you get my kill idiot")

Peenoise gets skillfully sniped from middle-doors in Dust 2...
Peenoise *screams from mic*: "PUTANG INA HACKER YUN PUTA ALIS AKO MGA BOBO"
(Direct TL: Motherfucker, he's a hacker. Fuck, I quit, idiots.)

Peenoise by EducatedIntellectualPeenoise July 17, 2016

Phenobulous

Adjective: phenomenally fabulous, very remarkable, extremely extraordinary, out of this world, awesomely awesome.

The cake at that wedding was phenobulous.

Phenobulous by JasenWithAnE February 28, 2020

peenor

a peenor is another word for a penis or peen.

"dude, you got a massive peenor. no homo though."

peenor by UwU OwO June 29, 2018

Final Fantasy Phenomenon

The point at the end of a series where characters start hooking up and having kids.

Championed by the writing of Hideaki Sorachi.

The final battle's already over, and the story's gonna end soon. At this point yiu protag-types start proving ships and babymaking. It's the final fantasy phenomenon!

screw you, real men play Dragon Quest!

Final Fantasy Phenomenon by Karashou September 11, 2018

Buridan's Ass Phenomenon

the phenomenon whereby you wish to do so many constructive things but end up not doing any of them since you can't seem to decide on which (comes from the adage of the donkey that sees two piles of food equidistant to each other but ends up starving to death because he's such an ass)

"Yeah, last summer I wanted to join a softball team, take part in a poker club, paint abstract act, design T-shirts, learn a programming language and cook exotic dishes, but the Buridan's Ass Phenomenon took into effect and I ended up doing nothing because I just had no focus. I am such an ass."

Buridan's Ass Phenomenon by Tojonto June 20, 2006

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