Usual phrases heard from a wanter:

gimme gimme gimme

can i have one, pllllllease?

can i keep this?

can i borrow this?

come on just let have this?

do you have a doller?

i wont be your friend

oh, buy me this so i can remember you
gimme

you don't need that so can i have it?

if you dont let me keep this i wont be your friend.

you get the idea

wanter by am7777 February 26, 2005

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wanter

Work place banter. The sort of inane chat at the start of a Teams or Zoom call about whether or not you watched the Commonwealth Games at the weekend. It's not the greatest chat, but it's a necessary part of the world of work.

That's enough wanter for now, let's get on with the meeting

We had some great wanter at the start of the all hands meeting, I never knew Sharon used to be a beach volleyball player.

wanter by chief wanter officer August 3, 2022

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Wanter

A term used to describe the inane chat at the start of virtual meetings, a combining of the words workplace banter. Typically covering the weather, sport or an amusing item spotted in someones background.

Zero wanter on that last call, he just chatted about SEO for an hour

Great wanter on the all-hands call. I never knew Sharon played beach volleyball

Wanter by chief wanter officer August 4, 2022

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Warm Wanter

1. Someone who lives in a cold region of the world who secretly hopes for Global Warming to accelerate.
2. The anti-scientific feeling you get in Michigan when it snows -- AGAIN -- in late April or early October.
3. A surrender to climatic selfishness at the expense of global environmental collapse.

John became a Warm Wanter after it snowed on Earth Day -- April 22 -- for the fourth year in a row!

Warm Wanter by Peter Kobs May 18, 2009

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getter-wanter

A name you give to an older or younger sibling who gets everything he/she wants, no matter what it is. Often used when angry at said sibling.

"Oh my God, Lauren, you are such a getter-wanter!"

getter-wanter by lynn-z October 4, 2007

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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

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Surf Dracula Syndrome

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.

I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!

Surf Dracula Syndrome by AOmundson June 18, 2023

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