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When someone tries to sound overly fancy with their vocabulary, and does not want to use the proper word, "suffix", they may use this term d'art. In this case, the person is creating a variation to "suffix" by using the prefix "post-" (as in "post-war" for "after the war", or "post malone" for "after the era of Karl Malone"
"As the third generation with his name, Greg G wanted to add a suffix such as 'the third/III' to his name. To try to impress the judge, he suggested that a 'postfix' should be added to his name, much to the chagrin of the courtroom"
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postfix spoiler alert

An acknowledgment of a spoiler very much like a spoiler alert except that it's provided after rather than before the spoiler in question. See, for example, the Dinosaur Comics strip for April 15, 2011.

By extension, any would-be warning preceded by the thing it's supposed to warn against.
"So then Snape kills Dumbledore. That's a particularly infamous spoiler." "Nice postfix spoiler alert, you numskull." / A week after the drop deadline, the registrar told me I was taking the wrong classes and wouldn't be able to graduate till next semester. Talk about a postfix spoiler alert! Does he think I'm Merlin or something?
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postvixen 

Some crazy furry who is worshipped by other furries for writing long, boring essays on why wanting to have sex with robotic dogs with rubber breasts makes you among the most evolved, enlightened, and creative cream of humanity. Known to throw rude, nasty shitfits in the name of sweetness and compassion, and be "snarky" and ironic in the interests of promoting sincerity.
That temper tantrum by postvixen sure showed me. I'm going to be a paragon of level-headed politeness from now on.
postvixen by kawaiidesulol January 26, 2005

Stealthie 

when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.

This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.
FRIEND A: "Did you just take a stealthie of me?"

FRIEND B (turning phone around): "no I was just using snapchat's new filter, see?"
Stealthie by gwenhyfar October 2, 2016
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Summer Teeth 

When someone has a lot of missing teeth.
Mannn, that dude has summer teeth!
What do you mean?
Summer here, summer there...
Summer Teeth by BeckPot August 2, 2012
Word of the Day on May 24, 2026
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
Word of the Day on May 23, 2026
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
Word of the Day on May 22, 2026