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textraneous 

a textbook you're supposed to buy for a class but never end up using

etymology: textbook + extraneous = textraneous
I'm not buying any textbooks for this class until we're a few weeks into the semester. I have a feeling we're not going to use all of them and I'm not throwing away money on textraneous books
textraneous by PajamaSutra December 26, 2020
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Terraneous 

A descripitve word for undulating, rocky land, regularly found in Scotland, the Lakes and Northumberland.
It's terraneous out there, you might not want to walk in Converse and Jeans
Terraneous by gembo October 30, 2011

textraneous 

text message that is unnecessary, especially if something like thanks would be implied
Man, I texted Renee to pick up some milk at the store so when I said thanks she texted back ur welcome - totally textraneous and a waste of my messages!
textraneous by JPnEB February 16, 2009

textureous 

It was a very textureous wallpaper.
textureous by Squeakers321 March 5, 2004
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
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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
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