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Whale Fail 

Describes the action of someone who is overweight doing something very stupid and embarrassing, such as falling down, dropping items, etc.
Matt: Dude, did you see Big Betty fall down the stairs yesterday?
Jim: Hell yeah, total Whale Fail.
Whale Fail by alunajoy October 1, 2010

Whale Fail 

when someone says something that is just so "mind numbingly vile and reprehensible yet stupifyingly unfunny and embarresing" they get something even worse than a "Facepalm" they get a Whale Fail

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Boy: Why do Negro people smell like gorilla feces?

Boy 2: You sir deserve a Whale Fail
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Whale Fail by delusion72 July 9, 2010

Fail Whale 

The logo of the microblogging service Twitter, displayed prominently on its error page signifying server overload. Fail Whale is a common occurrence.
I wanted to submit twits for this day, but all I got was a Fail Whale.
Fail Whale by TweenkPL April 7, 2009

Epic Fail Whale 

1) When things fail so bad that not even the phrase "Epic Fail" will work

2) The point of which things suck beyond a "fail whale"

3) When attempting something stupid and failing
!) Bluefir111: I saw a building in San francisco that was called "Epic" I wanted to run up to the building and spray pain "Fail" at the end of it, but I got caught.

Ice Queen: Wow that is an Epic Fail Whale.
Epic Fail Whale by bluefir111 July 12, 2009

Fail whale 

Randy: " oh God please Dear god no.."
*fail whale"
Randy: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Randy: "* bangs head on keyboard* My life is over"
Me: " you okay?"
Fail whale by Sully:) May 16, 2009

Fail Whale Hunting 

To hunt for the Fail Whale on Twitter. Also known as trying to crash Twitter and get the Fail Whale.
Lets go Fail Whale Hunting, mate!
Fail Whale Hunting by Gagameup July 25, 2010
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
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