A phrase originating from the video game Left 4 Dead that is to perform an action or say something that instantly transforms your good woman (wifey) from herself to a raving, dangerous banshee.

Jon: Lisa's freaking out man! I don't know what to do!

Pat: What did you do?

Jon: All I said was that I needed a little space.

Pat: Saying shit like that will ALWAYS startle the witch.

Startle The Witch by undecided1 January 1, 2009

Startle-fucked

When someone asks you a direct question that you are unprepared or incapable of giving a direct answer to and the period of time between the question and your formulated response is obvious to both parties; or when the result is unintentional and truly horrendous truth-telling.

Omg my new roommate and I were having such a good convo, out of the blue she asks me what dating site I use and she startle-fucked me into saying fetlife. Now she’s browsing my anal fisting videos in a way I’m entirely unprepared to deal with at the breakfast table.

Startle-fucked by Utropic June 24, 2022

startle drops

startle drops: (star-til-drops)
when someone gets startled and subsequently drops what they are holding

v - startle dropped, startle dropping,

I passed him quickly and he saw my dress and he got startled and dropped his beer. I feel bad for him but I'm not reponsible for his startle drops.

She got a case of the startle drops after an argument rattled her so the carpet really took a hit that night

startle drops by fancysoup March 29, 2011

Startle Farts

Being startled so abruptly that you can't stop a fart from escaping.

It happened so fast I got the startle farts!

Startle Farts by 2girls1cup87 March 30, 2019

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026