A winter season holiday that begins around the end of November, and culminates on December 25. The total level of stress accumulates exponentially the closer one gets to the 25th, and continues to linger above a background level at least until the end of January. As the financial, bad weather, health, and family stress cycles peak around the 25th of December, people celebrate by drinking copious amounts of alcohol and engaging in gluttonous behavior. Stressmas is also noted for its especially annoying music that plays on every radio stationan shopping center PA system, further exacerbating the stressful situation by creating a trigger that turns one violent and belligerent. Marked by long shopping lines and traffic for no reason, one cannot avoid celebrating Stressmas. Those with exes, inlaws, and children tend to celebrate Stressmas more faithfully than single people.

Merry Stressmas!

Stressmas by Freddy Ferno December 18, 2010

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Stressay

A stressful essay is a stressay. If there's an essay that is making you really stressed it's a stressay. Stressay's are the worst.

Friend #1: My essay has to be 10000 words long. Ugh! It's going to take forever I don't even know what to write.
Friend #2: Oof! Sounds like a real stressay

Stressay by OKURNESSEABJ August 30, 2019

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Stressarrhea

Noun. Rapid onset or ongoing bouts of diarrhea brought on by acute levels of stress. Stress and anxiety can cause GI distress that is not food or digestion related.

I had major Stressarrhea the whole time my inlaws were in town.

Stressarrhea by Autmrane January 29, 2018

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Stressballin'

When you squeeze/grope something in the same way you would a stress ball for the purpose of either de-stressing, or having fun.

"Rune, why do you keep grabbing my ass?"
"No reason in particular, just stressballin'"
"Oh, well stop."
"No thanks"

Stressballin' by TeaCats 👾 June 3, 2023

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Stresscalation

Stresscalation: a cruel cycle where some fool stresses you out, and then you in turn vomit stress on some unwitting fool, who then explodes like a dirty bomb on the next unsuspecting fool, creating a long chain of stressed-out fools.

Fool #8: "I'd sure like to find the fool who started this stresscalation."

Fool # 7: "Shut the hell up, fool, YOU started it!"

Stresscalation by beyondnothing April 28, 2011

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WhimZ

Gen Z whimsy

Millennial optimism may be gone, but Gen Z whimsy (WhimZ) is in.

WhimZ by WhimZ! November 5, 2026

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Frothability

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.

The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.

Frothability by cptn.kagaroo1 January 26, 2024

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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.

"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."

Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026

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pod person

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.

The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.

pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005

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dead drop

A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.

"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."

dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008

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No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.

You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.

No Surprises Wedding by dbdefenestrate August 27, 2023

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