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wild goose chase 

A word used by adults to children when the adults have no clue where they are.
Angie:"Grandma are we lost?"
Grandma:"No Angie we are just on a wild goose chase."
Angie:"Really!"
wild goose chase by Angelikah November 10, 2007

wild goose chase 

when you've killed all but one of your enemy's units (in a RTS game) and the last of the enemy's units is roaching around, possibly in your base killing your workers, until your enemy sees that you've sent your entire army at his last unit and consequently runs his last unit around the map, leading your 50 unit army on a wild goose chase for 30 minutes until he abruptly resigns when your army closes in on his unit.
OMG, I thought I won the game, but his last light cavalry was harassing my economy and I had to send my entire army to lead a wild goose chase after that last light cavalry unit for 30 minutes - and then that bastard resigned just when his light cavalry fell into my ambush.
wild goose chase by inquilinekea October 15, 2008

wild goose chase 

A frenzied headlong pursuit of someone wif a cute behind dat you wish to pinch.
Dorothy Zbornak's Uncle Angelo speaks of his "being a butt man" and loving da smooth rounded derriere of da hot-bodied waitress whom he later took as his wife, but he also states dat he merely asked said "hot looker" for her hand in marriage; there is no mention of his having to engage in a wild goose chase to catch her so dat he could delightedly squeeze her luscious and sumptuous tushie.
wild goose chase by QuacksO March 22, 2023

Wild Goose Chase 

My friend sent me on a wild goose chase trying to figure out what it meant.
Wild Goose Chase by ShotgunPixie April 20, 2024

Romantic Wild Goose Chase

A romantic pursuit that's beyond hopeless but continues on no less. A one-sided love affair plain and simple.
Who's that tall drink of water?
That's Donna. John's newest romantic wild goose chase.
The poor guy doesn't even know she has a long-distance boyfriend... yet.
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
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