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Jewish Stocktake 

The process by which a shopkeeper destroys their own shop in a self-lit fire, in order to claim insurance. The payout from the insurance is invariably higher than the projected profits from the shop.
Shopkeeper: "Business hasn't been doing so well the past two years."
Accountant: "Perhaps it's time for a Jewish Stocktake."
Jewish Stocktake by extheist April 12, 2009
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stuckage 

The state of an object being stuck while it is also blocking something.
The obese construction worker is experiencing stuckage in the manhole. He can neither get in or out.

In constipation, intestinal blockage is caused by poop stuckage.
stuckage by urbanrants February 20, 2010

Stecktater 

Usually a nickname for a teacher who’s really tough, but actually really nice.
Kid 1: “Dude! My Science teacher is such a Stecktater!”

Kid 2: “Dudeee! Yeah, so is my Language Arts teacher!”
Stecktater by PrincepsRed January 18, 2018

Stuckware 

An alternative and arguably catchier way of saying "Potentially Unwanted Programs" or PUPs. This refers to software which intentionally makes itself difficult to remove entirely, often the only way to truly get rid of it is to reinstall your entire operating system. Although mainly used to refer to software downloaded in bundles from fake download buttons, invasive DRM platforms from large software corporations such as Adobe and Autodesk also fall under the term.
Should've never let my nephew borrow my laptop, now my storage disk is stuffed to the brim with stuckware.
Stuckware by unknown_user351 July 27, 2022
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
Word of the Day on July 17, 2026

Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.
I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand
Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026
Word of the Day on July 16, 2026