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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 

this girl turned up the volume last night

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 

1. Detroit Pistons

2. Michael Jordan

3. White Castle
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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Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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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
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