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The WoW Disease 

Chris: Matt has been sitting on his PC for 3 days straight

Harold: His parents bought him World of Warcraft. He's come down with The WoW Disease
The WoW Disease by Fredric January 12, 2008

the wow effect

Effect of surprise by getting to know an awesome new fact that ´ll change the life of the involved person basically for ever. Often seen by the use of DMT.
After loading ~ 50 mg of clean jungle spice in to the pipe and smoking it, I get the wow effect.
the wow effect by Master of plants January 16, 2010

The Wow Factor 

The level of stunning a person is when dressed up, usually based on positive contrast to daily appearance. A very good looking woman who dresses very nicely every day can have a low wow factor as there is no great contrast between how she looks for a special occasion and on a daily basis. A girl who normally dresses in a boyish or sloppy manner however will, when groomed, usually have a high wow factor because of the contrast to how she usually looks

The wow factor is often at play in teen movies where makeovers are involved.
"Did you see Miranda? They got her out of her baggy pants and combat boots and made her wear makeup, hot damn that's really the wow factor at work."
The Wow Factor by Thepeacockangel February 5, 2009

The WoW Effect

The effect caused by a video game that causes one or more people to care about nothing but the video game. Given the choice, someone effected by this would rather avoid any conversation or activity that has no relivance to the game they play. Most commonly seen with World of Warcraft (The WoW Effect)
Jim Carry's average relationship time is 3.5 years.. does he have The WoW Effect or is 3.5 years too long?
The WoW Effect by Dragonmast12 January 15, 2011

The big wow 

When something cool is happening its a "Big wow"
Patrick "George how the fuck are you so good at the game Counter Strike: Global Offensive?"
George "Because im The big wow"
The big wow by Esketit12 August 30, 2018

down with the bow wow 

A worldly, well-cultured person who supports progressive/liberal policies and keeps up with developments in popular culture is down with the bow wow.
If you want to get a job in the upper east side of Manhattan, you'd better be down with the bow wow. Liberal New Yorkers can spot a redneck or a racist from a mile away.
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
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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