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The Ellen Threshold

The point of ugliness in a male below which a 100% straight female would rather go against her sexual orientation and sleep with Ellen DeGegeneres than with him. The female equivalent is the Neil Threshold, for girls so ugly that a straight male would rather sleep with Neil Patrick Harris.
Alan is covered with zits, smells like a used pizza box, and has a hunchback-- I'd definitely rather do Ellen DeGeneres; he's below the Ellen Threshold.
The Ellen Threshold by lukebn December 3, 2010

The Ellen Effect 

The idea that if you so much as dance in front of a camera, it is considered a “wholesome” act and you are therefore a wholesome person. When in reality your wholesomeness is completely contrived and in real life you’re a piece of shit.

Ellen Degeneres is the most referenced of this effect based on the early theories of Adam Carolla, however The Ellen Effect has spread to every single person on Tik Tok
Hey bro did you hear about Bill Cosby?
Yeah but I’m not surprised at all.

What do you mean?
The Ellen Effect man. Cosby was always dancing to hide the fact he maliciously raped women.

The Ellen Effect 

A talk show that has gone through The Ellen Effect is a show that interviews celebrities, gives money or expensive stuff to people who deserve it, showcase kids' talents, and gives prizes to audience members.
The Steve Harvey Show has gone through The Ellen Effect for its similarity to The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The Ellen Effect 

When you want something really, really bad but you can't have it.
"Wow the new PlayStation is amazing!"

"But I can't afford it.. "
"Guess you'll be experiencing the Ellen Effect then."

The Ellen Page Challenge 

The rare and incredibly difficult physical challenge that only 10% of people can complete.
"I'm still messed from attempting the Ellen Page Challenge...I wish I had never heard of it..."

The Ellen's

All the Ellen's have been through something, like Ellen DeGeneres with her messed up plastic surgery, or Ellen Pompeo dodging death atleast 17 times. If your name is Ellen you could either be a Goddess or run a tv show for millions of years :)
Omg that girl named The Ellen's is totes gonna die 17 times or get botched plastic surgery. Ahahhaha
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026

Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
Word of the Day on October 2, 2026
Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
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