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skabashing 

This word is mostly used by Nigerians to explain that they or someone else is speaking in tongues. Especially to describe the kinds of language Christians utilize when they start to pray in spiritual tongues that they cannot comprehend.
Mum and dad will start skabashing. I disliked these prayer sessions a lot. I couldn't even see whomever we were talking to.

So several times I have gone into the exam hall just skabashing, hoping that miracle will happen.
skabashing by popesaint June 19, 2019
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Skashing 

The Ska-equivalent to moshing, which is comprised of walking in place and waving one's arms, with minimal pushing.
Brendan was skashing at the Less than Jake concert.
Skashing by shenanadoms August 2, 2009

Seabassing 

When a person assumes that someone who's less than attractive (as per beauty standards) is catfishing them, therefore creating a very confusing compliment.
"George is totally seabassing me, there is no way that lovely pizza faced gremlin can be an actual person, he's so dreamy!"
Act of having fun instead of studying.
Named after the great Turkish entertainer Savas.
We were actually bound to study hard for the GMAT, but all we did was savashing.
savashing by zengi January 9, 2009
An Engrish verbal gerund of the Japanese word 'Sagashi,' which means "search for a specific thing" devised as a method of shortening the english "searching for X" without resorting to the foregone conclusion of "finding X" or to the mrtaphorical "hunting X."
Person A:
Do you want me to pick up that new Japanese soap opera?

Person B:
No, I'm sagashing a torrent right now.
sagashing by clinkclink May 18, 2009

Skybasing 

(In video games where you can build) when a player builds a base high in the sky in order to get the high ground advantage over another opposing player with things such as a better view of the player, cover/concealment, sniping point, etc.
Teammate 1: Have you seen the opponent.
Teammate 2: Yah, he’s 100ft in the air skybasing.
Skybasing by Kriskit October 19, 2023

seabasking

A broader, more poetic term for beachbasking: basking by, on, or in the sea, often with a board, without trying to surf or catch waves.

Used when the emphasis is on the sea itself rather than the beach.
“I call it seabasking when I want to sound poetic. At the beach, it’s beachbasking.”

“Not surfing. Seabasking.”

“She didn’t want to fight the waves. She just wanted to seabask.”
seabasking by Mondellera May 30, 2026
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fache-couture 

French slang, which translated, means "bull's fashion" but basically equates to "hyper trendy" or overly trendy. Used when a person wishes to express distaste at the latest fashion trend/fad, because it seems that everyone has a certain item of clothing or is wearing it. This term is most frequently heard in Paris but is slowly spreading to other parts of France.
1. That Burberry scarf is so fache-couture.
2. That purple American Apparel hoodie is so fache-couture.
fache-couture by bkgmh46x0x March 18, 2008
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A slang term for GLP-1 medications(like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, etc.), usually referring to their appetite-killing, weight-loss, or “I forgot to eat” effects rather than the medical details.

Usage:
* Often casual, ironic, or meme-y
* Can imply effortless weight loss, suppressed hunger, or being “powered by pharmaceuticals”

Notes:
Not a brand name—just shorthand for the whole GLP-1 wave. Frequently shows up in online jokes, gym talk, and group chats where people pretend they’re *totally* doing it naturally.
“I’m not dieting, I’m just on that glippy.”
“Ever since the glippy hit, food feels optional.”
“That summer body? Yeah, glippy assisted.”
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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