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Polightning 

To correct someone who has forgotten their manners.
"Gimme a beer"
"What do you say?..."
"Gimme a beer, please"
"That's right, you just got struck by polightning"
Polightning by sandy666 October 22, 2008
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Pielights 

Colored highlights done in pubic hair.
"Dr. Dan's mother went to the salon yesterday and got hot-pink pielights."
Pielights by Blah Some Guy Blah Blah December 17, 2008

pooplight 

When it is too dark to walk thru the yard because you can no longer see the dog shit
The delivery guy had to walk up the driveway and use the sidewalk, because it was after pooplight
pooplight by Reverend Fister April 5, 2016

Popligate 

To allow something to “pop” into a larger group of things instantaneously. Without any processing time.
My name has not popligated into the user list yet.
Popligate by Helmet Boy Crew 1 April 10, 2009

potlighter

11 year old who pretend to smoke weed for attention.
attention seeker=someone who craves to be in the spotlight. spotlight+weed=potlighters

Ex. “Did you see that skank Jazlyn throwing up gang signs pretending to be a stoner cause she’s smoked 3 times? What a potlighters.
potlighter by WoahThereSharron¡ December 4, 2020

Potlighter

People who pretend to be stoners for attention.
attention seeker:someone who craves the spotlight spotlight+pot=potlighters

ex: “Did you see that 11 year old Jazlyn brag about smoking a joint and suddenly acting like a stoner now. What a Spotlighter.”
Potlighter by WoahThereSharron¡ December 4, 2020
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026
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