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playing the D.J 

"your watching fight club! when i get home i dont want to catch you playing the D.J!"
playing the D.J by jkrych February 5, 2008

Playing Drums 

1. A phrase commonly used in the Bay Area when describing someone who is just not paying attention.

2. It's almost like that spaced out look a drummer makes when they're playing.

3. That look a person makes when they're daydreaming.
This guy is not smart. He's at a green light but he's not driving through the intersection. Dude, he must be playing drums right now.
Playing Drums by Adub408 July 8, 2018

playing dumb 

Acting stupid. Like they ain't know nothing about it.
She acting like a fool. No, she just playing dumb.
playing dumb by Jackes February 16, 2015

out like a fat kid playing dodgeball 

expression used to emphatically denounce your presence at a social excursion, as if your leaving said event is an obvious given or statement of fact
Your party blows, I'm out like a fat kid playing dodgeball

Role Playing Disorder

An invented syndrome popular on online journaling sites (LiveJournal, Dreamwidth, et al) where the "sufferer" claims to have multiple personalities present in one single body.

Unlike clinical MPD/DID, these personalities are most often take from pop culture: rock stars, anime characters, and movie heroes. Less frequently seen are non-human "personalities" like vampires, dragons, and elves.

Those suffering from RPD will call it "pluralism" or refer to themselves as a "multiple system" - while staunchly insisting they are perfectly sane and rejecting all claims that their condition was invented solely due to desperate need to escape the monotony of their useless lives.
No dude, you have Role Playing Disorder and watched Star Wars a few too many times.

playing doctor

Toddlers explore their own and each others' genitals.

They call this game "playing doctor", probably since at the doctor they've had routine examinations of their private parts.

Adults use the phrase as a "cutesy" way to say "sex".
"Man you look tired!"

"Yeah Robin and I were up all night playing doctor."
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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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