Purgency

When you absolutely must get rid of something immediately.

Soon after bringing in the day's mail and realizing that Donald Trump was on the cover of the latest issue of People Magazine sitting on her kitchen counter, Charlene had to put her knitting down and find the nearest incinerator. It was a real purgency.

Purgency by East Coast Word Wizard October 18, 2018

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purgency

The combination of extremem urgency and paranoia

please execute these tasks with purgency

purgency by Steve H 712 February 11, 2009

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purgency

The act of seeming concerned and willing to act on a problem when the boss or an authority figure is standing right there, but going back to not caring or point the finger at someone else once the boss leaves.

SHANE commiting purgency: I don't know how this happened, but I will get right on this and make sure it is perfect for the customer.

later, after the boss leaves...

SHANE: Screw this I didn't mess this up! Chris and Joe can fix it.

purgency by hsilived October 22, 2010

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Pergency

a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected (although frequent) Persian occurrence requiring immediate action by all Persian members. This usually results in a a Persian pow-wow at an undisclosed location such as the stairway of a building.

OMG, there's a Pergency! Call the leader, we need to meet.

Pergency by James103_Persians November 12, 2011

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funiosity

The art of being peculiar, but in an amusing fashion.

"Wow, look at that dog running on three legs"
- "Yeah, that sure is a funiosity"

funiosity by Supersonic Stevie November 23, 2007

Word of the Day on July 25, 2026

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Toe Rag

A toe rag was originally a foot wrapping used, since mediaeval times up until the mid-nineteenth century, to protect the foot from chafing by boots or shoes. As these were, quite literally, rags they weren’t usually washed, and so with use they became very smelly until they were thrown away. Because of the similarity in smell, toe rag also became the name applied to dried, salted cod or other things with a strong, unpleasant, fishy smell. It didn’t take that long before the name was applied to someone who was an obnoxious, unpleasant OIC.

1 “Socks! Those aren’t socks you smelly git, they’re toe rags!”
2 “What have you been cooking? Smells like toe rag!”
3 “I can smell ‘er fanny from ‘ere, proper toe rag.”
4 That Heale Malcolm is a right toe rag.

Toe Rag by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016

Word of the Day on July 24, 2026

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Eternity leave

When some resigns or retires from a job, they are on "eternity leave". This can also refer to someone who has passed away, especially someone who worked somewhere for a long time, retired/resigned, then passed away later.

Oh I'm sorry, you didn't know that Kelly is on eternity leave? She resigned and moved to Hawaii!

With regrets I would like to inform you that my boss is officially on eternity leave. I will never see or hear them again. Ever.

Eternity leave by LingDanc803 February 7, 2023

Word of the Day on July 23, 2026

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