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voicemail anxiety 

Refers to a fear of listening to voicemail(s) for any reason, esp. for fear of what the message may say or require of the listener.
Even the notification of a message can trigger my voicemail anxiety.
voicemail anxiety by mmmonic December 29, 2010

Voicemail texting

When you're texting someone and you both take a long time to answer and you end up leaving messages back and forth instead of engaging in steady conversation
I tried to have a conversation with the bf, but we both were so busy we ended up voicemail texting
Voicemail texting by R_Longo88 April 17, 2014

voicejail 

The loop of options where you get stuck when trying to navigate your voice mail.
I tried changing my phone greeting and I got stuck in voicejail.
voicejail by thaley May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on August 12, 2007

Voicemail voice 

A more serious, professional tone of voice typically reserved for voicemail greetings. It's often misused in casual, less business-oriented settings.
1. The party was great until Dion started talking to all the girls in his voicemail voice. He always thinks he's so distinguished.

2. When Rachelle start speaking in her voicemail voice I realized she was actually breaking up with me this time.
Voicemail voice by Trapper Schoepp September 14, 2012
Word of the Day on September 23, 2012

voicemaul 

1) Repeatedly leaving messages on someones voicemail to the point of harrassment.
2) Orally assault a person by leaving a nasty voice message.
3)When someone repeatedly leaves you voicemail messages. All day. Even though you havent returned the first call that they made.

Additional Information: Usually this happens when couples are fighting. The person who is guilty of voicemauling is impatient, must be heard now,and is often a sociopath who has an elevated and unrealistic sense of self importance and must be in control.
Despite the fact that i am not taking any of his calls, my ex-husband is voicemauling me.
voicemaul by LBROSKE January 12, 2009

voicemailism 

Weird nicknames of people you know based on the home voicemail machine absolutely butchering their name on the caller ID.
Why do new Panasonic land line phones come loaded with that awful 1980's era voice? It leads to rampant voicemailism after voicemailism.
voicemailism by Ae5Ea8 April 8, 2015
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
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