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tennis shoe Ernie 

The most famous geriatric in all of the greater Steubenville metropolitan area, known for driving his scooter in negative 30 degree weather. His cleaning equipment is held in two giant tubes protruding from the back of his scooter. You can usually catch him washing a window or sitting on the sidewalk.
Man, did you see tennis shoe Ernie bookin' it down sunset today?
tennis shoe Ernie by comaco November 26, 2010
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email tennis 

A seemingly endless interchange of emails without any useful outcome.
"I'm getting hacked off with this email tennis ...where's it getting us ?"
"Let's end the email tennis. What do you REALLY want?"
email tennis by Marshallasthefish December 11, 2007

Tennis Shoe Money 

Somewhere between dirt poor and F*#% You Money. It's the initial indicator of modern financial freedom, allowing a person who has Tennis Shoe Money to wear trendy athletic shoes while conducting business activities that would otherwise demand a different class of foot wear. Generally centered around tech start ups, Tennis Shoe Money has spread to other business sectors.
What's up with the silver sneakers at the office?

He's got Tennis Shoe Money.
Tennis Shoe Money by Izri Simms March 1, 2011

Tennessee Sobber 

When a girl stops mid-blowjob and starts crying
I was five minutes into getting dome then the girl got all Tennessee Sobber on me and started crying.
Tennessee Sobber by HandsomePete September 5, 2012

Tennessee Boat Launch 

When you get hammered at a party and take a shit in the hosts fish tank
I had a Tennessee Boat Launch at a party last night

Ty-Tianna 

The most awsomest person in the world. Shy in school but outgoing at other places. Likes to have fun and is crazy.Like to hangout, party,dance,listen to music....Ty-Tiannas has a loud mouth. But is trustworthy, nice and gets along with people. Even though shes not popular she hangs out with cool and nerd people.Laughs for no reason and smiles a lot. A great friend and sister. Everybody loves her... Acool person. Also her name means fairy queen. And also have dumb moments and is clumsy
person 1: Is that ty-tianna?
person 2: yea we should go be friends with her i heard she cool.
Ty-Tianna by lolme15 March 7, 2013
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
Frothability by cptn.kagaroo1 January 26, 2024
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026
Word of the Day on November 11, 2026

pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
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