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Potenté 

Potenté - (adj.) a very strong, distinct, potent smell.

Potenté - (n.) a very strong demeanor, bold manner, unique, stand outish.
"Whatever your smoking in here, it smells like potenté."

"How's the burger?" ... "Potenté."

"I don't know man, but whatever I've been smoking lately has been some real pontenté."

"That movie was pontenté!"
Potenté by FlightCaptainJay June 7, 2013

franka potente 

adj. used to describe something extremely strong in: taste, smell, look ... etc.

also used to describe someone extremely: pretty, ugly, smelly, strong ... etc.

Not to be confused with the actress of the same name.
My god your feet smell franka potente after working that double!!!

Mi! Did you see that girl her, tits were franka potente!!!
franka potente by iacsmack March 10, 2009

Potential Victim 

Often abbreviated to "PV".

Commonly used to refer to a girl with whom you are considering courtship/elopement/copulation/mating/etc. Typically used by people who are less than attractive to begin with; therefore their person-of-desire is considered "prey".
"Spot any PV's (potential victims) tonight at that house party?"

"I'm going to walk around the club and look for some PV's. I'll report back to you with the results."
Potential Victim by kngcn August 20, 2012

potentidate 

Someone you're interested in dating.

Someone who has potential for being in a relationship with you.
"What do you think about J?"

"He's definitely a potentidate!"
potentidate by bdazzle August 1, 2013

cute potential 

a trait used to describe a person who, initially, didn't seem so appealing, but who, over time, comes to be extremely attractive because one gets to know him/her better.
At first, I didn't like Bob. But, he's got a lot of cute potential and now, I can't stop thinking about him.
cute potential by Raph Mercado September 2, 2005

potential bae 

A good friend that could potentially turn into future bae (baby, sweetie, babe)
Bryan is so cute. We've been friends for so long.

Maybe he could be potential bae.
potential bae by Golden_Goddess March 11, 2016
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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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