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Your outfit looks really povely today.
povely by Macy Livingston January 6, 2009
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A portmanteau of poverty and hovel. Less than salubrious housing.
My mate Steve lives in a povel down Albert Street
Povel by Irtuk October 21, 2020
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Name: Like shovel, but with a 'p'
Hey, meet my mate Povel. It's like shovel, but with a 'p'.
Povel by QUICKRAM September 17, 2013
A term for the last finishing drinker or drinkers as it can be a collective, As you are waiting for the last person(s) to drink up: 'come on povey, drink up'

Has been adapted to also include anything that is slow, particaularly slow drivers, queues and bands that take ages to come on stage.

Slow Rover drivers can also be called "Povers", derived from a mix of povey and Rover.
"Stop being a povey and drink up"
"Come on povey!"
"Grrr, this guy is being such a povey"
povey by '74 '75 June 27, 2006
Description of a pov; someone who has bad taste, hygeine and is unconforming to many unspoken rules, and never makes an effort to impress or show off, similar to, but not the same as, a chav.
Fix those curtains, it looks Povey
Povey by VJ Ganesh January 15, 2011
A poor person, some one with very little money
Jamie is a povel
povel by scaryboat5 June 20, 2023
A word rhyming with lonely, it means when you are not in the company of a "special" friend of the opposite sex.
Goodness, I'm so ponely
Tell me about it, ponely is my middle name.
ponely by Becaww October 19, 2009
More from Urban Dictionary
(Ewokese) Freedom!
And dying in yo' bed many years from now, would ya be willing ta trade all da days from dis here day ta dat fo' one chance, just one chance, ta come back here as young men an' tell our enemies dat dey may take our lives but dey will never take our freedom ... YUB NUB!
yub nub by rotjrem November 4, 2010
Word of the Day on September 4, 2026
1. Meaning nasty, sexy, filthy. Popularized by Christina Aguilera.

2. Used usally as a close friend in hip-hop slang.
1. Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party Sweat drippin' over my body
Dancin' gettin' just a little naughty

2. Sup Dirrty? Haven't seen you in a while.
dirrty by Minty November 30, 2003
Word of the Day on September 3, 2026

Coyote Ugly

1. Place

The Bar came before the movie. It is an awesome bar where the girls know how to party and make you feel okay about giving up your money, drawers, bras, and dignity.

2. Movie

A story about a Jersey girl following her dreams, aided by working at this bar in New York.

3. Situation/Person/Decision

See other definitions - waking up next to someone so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than wake them up.
1. Yo, Coyote Ugly is my favorite bar! I got whipped, stripped, drunk, and danced on the bar all before 7 o'clock!

2. Hey did you see Coyote Ugly? It actually has a plot!

3. Ugg I woke up to Coyote Ugly this morning!
Coyote Ugly by jerseycountry March 8, 2009
Word of the Day on September 2, 2026

Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
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