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photocation

The use of photos or videos for education; education through taking and sharing photos or videos. Verb form: photocate-to take photos or videos for education purposes. Adjective form: photocational-describes something that produces educational value as a photo/video or possessing properties of a photo/video thereof.
This word was coined by a group of surgeons. A picture is worth more than 1000 words, and this is particularly relevant to demonstrating complex techniques and steps in surgery, where a simple description cannot capture all of the nuances.
Specifically, this word was coined by a group of orthopedic foot and ankle surgeons, who wouldn't mind the word used and spelled as "fotocation" (verb: fotocate, adjective: fotocational) as well.
She is the photocation queen, where her pictures make it feel like you were there on the trip with her.
Hey, if you're free, can you help us with photocating our dance sequence so those who missed practice can catch up on it later?
The lighting, angle and framing have to be optimized for this picture to be photocational.
photocation by toetallyheeled January 16, 2021
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potcation 

Someone who travels to an area that legalized marijuana as a vacation for the sole purpose of partaking in the consumption of marijuana legally.
My friends and I are taking a potcation over Christmas to Denverr.
potcation by TriBalls December 23, 2016

Phonication 

Derived from fornication (sexual intercourse between two unmarried people) and phone sex (sexual activities that take place over the phone e.g. talking dirty, sending nude pictures, etc)
The availability of cell phones to teenagers has led to a sharp increase in phonication.

Photoception 

That photo of a person taking a photo of someone / something else.
Photoception includes someone taking a selfie in a mirror
Photoception by Vignesha18 March 31, 2015

phoncation 

Turning off or powering down your cell phone for more than a re-boot. Not to be confused with your battery dying. This is a VOLUNTARY reflex. Turning off the cell world and turning on the real.

*i know it seems impossible*
Tucker has been texting for 15 hours, his thumbs are bleeding, he needs a phoncation.
phoncation by thetuckmonster July 5, 2012

provocation 

being annoyed until you do something stupid to the stupid person thats annoying you.
ahhh, its total provocation being in the cubcle next to his

phonication 

(also known as telephonication)
A cleverly derived synonym for phone sex.
Gal A: I told her he's not allowed over here because everyone can hear them having wall-banging sex every night.

Gal B: So did she end up going to his house?

Gal A: No! Now, all she does is sit in her bedroom and phonicates with him for hours....while I'm in the room!!

Gal B: You know, I was never a huge fan of phone sex....too many awkward silences.

Gal A: Yeah...I definitely prefer actual sex to phonication.
phonication by Teresa Anastasia September 26, 2007
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The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

SkyPesos 

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026

Quiche Peanemis

Quirky niche peak cinema analysis
It describes the analysis of a media piece which is quirky and niche, yet peak.
Give me the quiche peanemis on the movie I missed.
Quiche Peanemis by Mushroom2241 June 17, 2026
Word of the Day on August 13, 2026

Hate Draft

1. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sports draft to spite or anger one or more of your opponents because they had intended to select him/her.

2. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sport draft to put one or more of your opponents at a strategic disadvantage.
1. Billy hate drafted Chad OchoCinco because he knew Sam had wanted him since he is from Cincinnati. Billy already had plenty of players to fill that position but wanted to make sure Sam didn't get him.

2. Billy hate drafted Peyton Manning because he was the only good quarterback left and he knew Sam had been planning on drafting him.
Hate Draft by pffler September 1, 2009
Word of the Day on August 12, 2026
"I can pull James Bond stunts in a jalopy."
jalopy by watson November 20, 2002
Word of the Day on August 11, 2026

Utility beer 

Utility beer is the beer you keep around for the day-to-day moments when beer is a necessity to assist in pedestrian activities (golf, plumbing, yardwork, babysitting, staff meetings, Zoom calls). For the beer snob it is the beer you save for neighbors when they drop in at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday. It is differentiated from the actual high-end beer you save for special events, holidays, and special tastings.
Person 1: Dave, did you bring along those hazy craft IPA's so we could drink while cleaning Lyle's pool?
Person 2: Nope. I just have a bunch of utility beer that Steve dumped on me. Good enough for this. It is only 10:30 a.m.
Utility beer by lakeshore February 1, 2022
Word of the Day on August 10, 2026
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