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Virtue-signaling 

Virtue-signaling (noun): the self-serving, disingenuous act of presenting & solidifying oneself as concerned with, committed to, or compliant to a specific political alignment regarding political topics or issues for prestige or ego.
If the President genuinely cared about women's rights, he'd do less virtue-signaling on Twitter and more action.

pokie signaling 

When a woman goes without her bra so that her nipples poke through her blouse or sweater, and asks her guy in, she is engaging in pokie signaling. This is an invitation to some kind of intimacy, from petting to coitus.
"It's kind of cool, and my nips are up. I'm doing a little subtle pokie signaling."

Vice Signaling 

This is the opposite of Virtue Signaling. It is a way to broadcast to other ultra conservatives that you despise those different from you and judge others based upon superficial traits.
Jimmy Bob really was vice signaling to the MAGA crowd when he got up and shouted obscenities at the Pride Parade marchers walking downtown.
Vice Signaling by slaves2society April 20, 2023
Word of the Day on February 11, 2025

Thingaling 

A temporary noun for use given to tangible or non-tangible, entities, articles, or objects that are real and truly exist, but have not yet been assigned a dedicated noun for use by the Shadow International High Commission on the English Language (SIHCEL)

The commonly used noun, 'thing', is the shortened form of 'thingaling'. In legal, formal, elite, and academic styles, of English, 'thingaling' is used, as opposed the usage of 'thing' by the uneducated, denegerate, lowly working class
That thingaling in my head is keeping me up at nights, distracting me from work, and filling me with stress and visceral fats

Will Ferrell Shakespeare, a 16th century English author, playwright, and all-round boffin, now dead, was the author of the comprehensive treatise on romance and general sociology, still in reference by the boffin community of today, entitled Much Ado About Nothingaling

I ate somethingaling at the corner Mexican restaurant last night, and I can't remember what, but I shat my bed and I'll be spending the week at your apartment
The act of continuing to date a girl you want to break up with while you start dating a new girl. It usually occurs because you either don't't know how to break up with your girlfriend, or because you want insurance in case the new girlfriend doesn't work out. The period of overlap is like the way shingles overlap on a roof.
John's was shingling with Alice until he finds a way to break up with Mary.
shingling by LV8x September 25, 2009

Sigaling 

When someone is running up stairs in Call Of Duty and getting shot at but gets away and comes back down shooting the person who was shooting at them in the back as they give up and leave for a kill.

Sigaling pro is unlocked as a perk after you blind fire 10 people while coming down the stairs.
Hey man, I've been sigaling these guys all day in Call of Duty. I think I'm going to unlock sigaling pro.
Sigaling by Eliyahoo December 10, 2010
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026
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