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Vocabulate 

The art of constructing new words for daily use.
Words I have vocabulated: Necesserary, Analysizing
Vocabulate by MikeyMike01 November 9, 2012

vocabularise 

To add new words into ones own vocabulary
I love Urban Dictionary, it's such a cool way to vocabularise
vocabularise by tezdread July 15, 2007

vocabulation 

"Due to poor vocabulation, the teacher could not understand what the student was trying to say."
vocabulation by G. Thomas July 26, 2006

Vocabulate 

The act of expressing an abstract idea in words and sentences. This pins it down into manageable terms for further use and analysis.
It can be difficult to vocabulate complex emotional ideas.
Vocabulate by kZard June 30, 2017

vocabularize

(v.) To create, coin, or utilize a previously undefined word; to combine portions of one or more words, prefixes, and/or suffixes to produce a new word.

The pop-culture term sniglet refers to the new word itself, while the act of devising new sniglets is vocabularization. Although similar, it should be noted that acronyms and shorthand abbreviations remain distinct practices outside the scope of vocabularization.
"Does anyone know who first vocabularized 'emoticon' (textual/graphical smiley-faces)?"
vocabularize by M. Dunn November 4, 2007

Incarceration Vocabulation

Style of speech one learns while being incarcerated.
Friend1 : Did you hear Marcus tryin to use all those big words when he talks now? He never used to talk like that. It might not be so bad if he knew how to use them correctly.

Friend2: Yeah, that started when he got out of prison/jail. I call it his incarceration vocabulation!
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kinktober 

An excuse for people to write porn with different types of kinks throughout the month of October.

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That chick doesn't write often but when she does, its for Kinktober.
kinktober by Kinkiest July 12, 2018
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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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
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