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the moth 

A sexually transmitted disease made up by several bored 9th graders
Did you hear about Karl? He's got 'the moth'.
the moth by Flaboo66 June 1, 2010

The Moth Diaries

A very cool book set in the 70s about a teenage girl at Boarding School who begins to think the new girl is a vampire.It sounds crap,but it isn't.
It has hot vampires,lesbian sex,murder,suicide,more sex,arson and a great ending. Read it now!
Reading The Moth Diaries.
"Woah,vampire sex!"
The Moth Diaries by MCRmy June 16, 2006

chasing the moth 

The use of a prescription sleep medication (particularly Lunesta, due to the drug's well-known lunar moth mascot) in order to get to sleep.
I haven't slept in a week, so tonight I'm chasing the moth.
chasing the moth by Ulaliya May 22, 2007

Park the Moth 

The action of relocating a moth into ones cheek when a moth lands on your tongue and you are in the middle of singing an important song. This action allows one to seamlessly perform a song with no interruption by the offending moth.
If you are singing and a moth lands on your tongue, Park the Moth.

The Griffin Moth Creature of Clark Lane

A feaster of Mountain Dew and Rallys. By day it is a normal looking human. By night it transforms into a horrible moth creature who enjoys Walker Texas Ranger.
"Shit! It's the Griffin Moth Creature of Clark Lane!"
"Don't worry. He only feast on Rallys."

The Mother Lake

A fictional body of water where many female actors, singers, performers, or other artists are jokingly presumed to have created or prepared their best work, which is then celebrated and discussed by their respective fan communities on social media. The phrase derived from Twitter users, particularly within online queer communities, speculating that their favorite female artists came up with their work through divine or spiritual intervention at this particular body of water. The visual description of the “Mother Lake” is open to interpretation - some view it as simply an enigmatic wooden dock on a mist-shrouded pond - others envision it as a sapphic 80’s Summer Camp on a lake populated by canoes and a serene sunset. It is thought that the “Mother Lake” contains healing or regenerative properties, which female artists harness as a source of energy to create what their fans consider flawless or excellent work.
Friend: “Have you listened to Fiona Apple’s album ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’?”

Me: Of course, she took a dip at the Mother Lake before writing that album.
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The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
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A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
Word of the Day on October 27, 2026
When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
Word of the Day on October 26, 2026

Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026
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