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turning up 

Getting with someone. Whether it's being in a relationship or a one time thing.
Ben: are we turning up, or am I just wasting time?
turning up by Partynextdoor April 22, 2014

Turning UP the volume 

turning up the gravity 

verb. a form of slang, used to indicate the process of getting intoxicated, or “high.”
1: bro Trav and we’re turning up the gravity last night, shit had me thinking my eyes were too loud?
2: bro what?

turning it up a notch 

we were turning it up a notch in beer pong.

Turning the stone up

When one mate in a marrital commitment is caught by a third party trying to remove their wedding ring in contemplating approaching someone with the intent of breaking the wedding vow. In short, the intention of cheating on the other spouse. The action of removing the ring is caught and approached by the prospect, and the return excuse by the married member is: "I was turning the stone up", referring to the embedded stone in the ring and positioning the ring to display the stone topside!
Bob was at the bar and was caught "turning the stone up" by a hot female he just met! She asked what he was doing when he was trying to remove his wedding ring on approach.
Turning the stone up by d.e.m.o. November 9, 2011

turning a frown upside down

Always stay positive, nobody likes grumpy people.
Examples for turning a frown upside down:

Person 1: Do you know Joe?

Person 2: Yeaah.. he really needs to turn his frown upside down.
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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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