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A sound in one's ears or actually in the brain sometimes made by a disease called Tinnitus. Missed deadlines can make the same sound.
"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."
Douglas Adams, English novelist
Ooopss, I am late with my tax forms, just heard the deadline whooshing.
whooshing by Extrem0phile April 12, 2006
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The act of informing someone that a joke has gone over their head
Tom: No Way! This video got a trillion views!
Bob: Actually, that’s not possible.
Little did bob know, the joke went over his head, and Tom was going to start whooshing him
Whooshing by GeosWorld November 23, 2022

Whoopsing 

To reassure someone that they don't need to say whoops for something that wasn’t their fault.
them: *spamming you cause you left them on delivered*
you: “oopsies”

them: “whoops”

you: “why are you whoopsing for i was the one that left you on delivered”
Whoopsing by smelly ali April 7, 2024
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
Word of the Day on August 2, 2026