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semironic 

(adj.) making use of irony partly for the purpose of disguising some genuine interest or affection; using irony to explain a guilty pleasure or a nostalgic attachment
Person 1: Why are you wearing that Power Rangers shirt?
Person 2: Well, at first it was supposed to be ironic, but I actually like the shirt now, so I guess it's only semironic.
Person 1: Oh. That almost makes sense.
semironic by accostcodexterslab November 18, 2013
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semisonic 

a nonpretentious 90's band...somewhat forgotten....known as a one hit wonder for the song closing time.
semisonic has good songs but is only recognized as a one hit wonder.
semisonic by eazy-x February 13, 2008

Semiconic 

Something that is very famous in its time but not quite iconic and timeless. Less than iconic
Beyonce is iconic but Cardi B is only semiconic
Semiconic by Redeva August 30, 2018

Sempronia 

An actual bastard. Would beat you up and is apathetic as shit. I hate them so much. I bet they watch anime too.
"My cousin is such a Sempronia!"

"My friend has been apathetic recently, kinda acting like a Sempronia."
Sempronia by HeadInHands March 26, 2022

🤡🫵🏻

How to say "you're an idiot/clown" using only emojis.
Person 1: Insert completely incorrect and/or idiotic statement here
Person 2: 🤡🫵🏻
Word of the Day on June 1, 2026
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)
fogey by Petyush September 14, 2005
Word of the Day on May 31, 2026