Song #11 on Green Day's American Idiot CD. It is NOT about returning to school, this song is about Billie Joe Armstrong's father dying. This is the first song in which he confronted this issue, and I think it probably did him some good. However, I don't know him personally, so I can't say for sure. Green Day dedicated this song to the Hurricane Katrina victims at the concert I went to. A damn good song too.

Summer has come and past
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends

Wake Me Up When September Ends by Miracle Midgit September 23, 2005

"Wake Me Up Inside" syndrome

The process by which a song's title is inferred through the lyrics, even though the actual title of the song is different.

Named after the song "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence, which many nimrods erroneously believe to be called "Wake Me Up Inside." However, this phenomenon is not limited to this song only.

Person A: My favorite song is "Wake Me Up Inside" by Evanescence!
Person B: I believe the song is called "Bring Me To Life"
Person A: Shut the fuck up!
Person B: Just another case of "Wake Me Up Inside" syndrome...

"Wake Me Up Inside" syndrome by TheBeigeDolphin October 15, 2016

Word of the Day on October 17, 2016

wake me up when september ends

A beautiful song by Green Day on their Album, American Idiot. The lyrics were written by Billie Joe Armstrong,
And is Basically About his Father dying of Lung cancer when Billie Joe was only ten, And how he grieved his loss. Which was a great loss. This is one of the most meaningful songs we have got in today's music in My opinion

As My Memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September Ends

wake me up when september ends by Music Junkie A.K.A Addicted Chain July 26, 2006

wake me up when september ends

a song that's really emotional originally written about billie's dad dying, NOT about summer or sept. 11 or the war in iraq or katrina BUT can be interpreted that way if you want.

a really great song but is becoming the next boulevard of broken dreams. now every radio station in the country plays this song to shit and every preppy poser idiot is screaming "i heart greenday!11!!111111 this is teh bestest song eva!!!!!! im totally teh biggest greenday fan eVa111!" when they only know this song and BoBD.

damn green day for being so mainstream.

(something that actually happened to me)

my friend: ooh, do you have green day on your ipod? me: uhh, YEAH. i have all their albums. her: omg, i LOVE wake me up when september ends. *listens to it* me: my favorite song is she. hear, listen to it. her: *listends* mm, i don't like it. *changes it back to wake me up when september ends* me: *fumes*

wake me up when september ends by superobsessivegreendayfan October 1, 2005

Galantir

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

Whale

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.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026