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go to sleep plant 

A mimosa, so named because if you touch its leaves they fold up like it's sleeping & a few minutes later they open again.
My Granddad had a go to sleep plant, as we called it & we as kids loved to make it "go to sleep". It's fascinating!
go to sleep plant by Starchylde June 14, 2016

purple velvet plant 

A cool house plant whose leaves look like they're covered in purple velvet. It's a vine & can grow in excess of 6' & its flowers look almost like dandelions but more orange.
The purple velvet plant was my favorite & I was shocked when it grew those beautiful flowers!

Industry Plant 

An industry plant is an artist who has Major/Indie Label backing their movement but presents themselves as a "home grown start up" label to create a pseudo organic following. They act as if things are miraculously happening for them based on their talent (via blog coverage, media coverage, mtv playing their vids, etc.) The reality is a low risk/high reward situation for labels looking to build the next "new star"
Justin Bieber is an industry plant.

Planet Zoron 

The area a ball travels when you hit the living fuck out of it.
"Yo man you crushed that ball to planet zoron!"
"Fuckin right I did."
Planet Zoron by Pville baseball April 30, 2015

Planetrash 

When a woman sleeps with you because you bought her lunch.
TinderDude1: Hey I bought this slut lunch and she slept with me.
TinderDude2: She must be Planetrash.
Planetrash by Wodderwick December 25, 2022

Industry plant 

An artist or a series of works that has a financial and/or marketing backing from the ground up, usually by an above company or industry, but shows or attempts to show an image of it being otherwise.

To support said image, industry plants often try to blend into categories of other works and artists that are legitimately independent from any fundamental outside support.
"That musician is such an industry plant."
Industry plant by CaramelSgr May 9, 2022
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
Word of the Day on October 15, 2026

pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
Word of the Day on October 14, 2026

funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026

Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026
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