Urban Dictionary Tees

Barbenheimer: Conjunctive phrase describing the mania around the release of Gretta Gerwig's Barbie adaptation and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, which both release on July 21st, 2023. Due to both films being long expected, many people plan to see both films back to back, spawning jokes related to how opposite the topic and tone of both films are.

Slugging: Involves coating the skin in some kind of emollient or occlusive (like Aquaphor or Vaseline) as a way of trapping moisture, like a slug or snail, for that beautiful, dewy, slimy look. If your skin is dry after washing, you might add your hyaluronic acid after a rose water spritz, followed by your night creme, and finish with Vaseline as your 'slug' to trap the moisture.

Hopium: The metaphorical subtance that causes people to believe in a false hope. It is often paired up with copium. Opposed to copium, which represents the rationalization of the current situation, hopium represents the belief that the situation will someday improve.

Promptograph: Promptograph is a term for an AI assisted image that is generated using text prompts. It is a word coined by a Peruvian photographer and popularized by a German artist Boris Eldagsen who rejected a photography award for an image he created using AI. A promptograph can look like a photograph, a drawing, a painting or anything else depending on the text prompt. It is different from photography which is the art or process of producing images by the action of light on a sensitive surface.

scrumpt: another word for scream or screamed

Skin dog: Reffering to ones own human children in regards to the opposite of fur babies.

Conflama: Conflama is a "campy" word that can be used when conflict and drama are occuring simultaneously. It's a contraction of the words conflict + drama = conflama.

terp: slang abbreviation for interpreter, someone who translates in real time between two different languages, be it spoken or gestured used in the military and by hearing-impaired people not to be confused with terf

Buttbroken: An inappropriately strong or misdirected feeling of disappointment. Closely related to ButtHurt, but with much less aggressive indignation.

Facekini: Invented by Zhang Shifan in 2012, the facekini is essentially what you think it is: a bikini for your face. It’s a mask designed for swimmers and beachgoers which covers the head and reveals only the eyes, nose, and mouth. It quickly turned into a fashion trend despite its original use for protecting one’s face from the sun and irritants (because why not).

Astroterf: The combination of astroturf and TERF. The spamming of feminism-themed transphobic opinions in media at a scale disproportional to actual opinion.

eeriesistible: What adrenaline-junkies find haunted houses, creepy movies, and other fear-inducing objects/presentations.

URO: Unidentified Rectal Objects: Commonly used by aliens in the late 50s and 60s to experiment on humans in low income rural areas.

Baobei: Chinese (pinyin): precious or treasure, but also a term of endearment like "baby" or "love"; also synonymous with SiSi. Literally from "bao" meaning to cover or wrap or a bag or bundle and "bei" meaning "shell" (I guess). Other fun words related to "bao" include: baozi - Chinese buns (my favorite thing to eat!), literally meaning "bun bread" baobao - baby, or infant, literally "womb bun"

loleth: the medieval version of lol

muscle mommy: A woman with big muscle and that other girls look up to

banana code: (verb) to use 4011 at a self-service checkout machine to weigh out more expensive items at the going rate of bananas (typically $0.59/lb in 2013, future readers must adjust accordingly for inflation) (noun) the PLU (product look-up) code for bananas; (noun) the number 4011 that a shopper must use to weigh bananas in the self-service checkout aisle

hi bye friend: A person you would say "hi" and "bye" to casually, but little more. Generally someone desirable as an acquaintance and not anything more. From "This American Life"

Skeet: The unofficial name of a post on the social media platform, BlueSky. Portmanteau of “sky” and “tweet.”

hootenanny: A party, most generally one that is, well, chock full of hoot, with just a little bit of nanny.

Going Orca: the act of going bezerk or acting out at work due to years of accumulated frustration with your "captivity" and co-workers and a boss who really suck.

coolhunting: The practise of infiltrating youth cultures in an attempt to understand and predict trends and styles for the purpose of informing corporate product development and marketing.

PADAM: The French acronym used to describe someone who won't sleep with their other half before establishing their love/feelings for one another. It stands for, 'Pas Avant D'être Amoureux(se)": literally, 'not before being in love'.

same-sider: Term used in restaurant industry, for the unfortunate souls that find it unbearable to sit across from each other at a table, hence sitting on the same side of a table, this usually being a booth. Most likely there is major hand holding and petting, which can make for awkward moments with the waitress/waiter. And most of these occasions results in a shared meal.

manifestering: When something rotten is revealing itself.

sleepy ha has: when you've been up for like a day and a half and everything anyone says or does is the funniest thing you've ever seen

Inyeon: Korean term (인연) similar to the concept of fate or kismet used to describe how people are destined to cross paths in a meaningful way. The concept is a common idea in Eastern philosophy and not exclusively a Korean concept. When someone walks into your life, be it a stranger who brushes against you in crowd or a future romantic partner, it may seem like a small thing at first. But according to inyeon, every encounter with someone holds weight and is considered a culmination of events that have taken place over thousands of years and multiple lifetimes.

Blåhaj: Blåhaj (read as Blew-high) is the superior shark plushie produced by swedish furniture company IKEA. The Blåhaj is made of soft materials- no, hopes, dreams and happiness as it brings joy to everyone who sees it. It has recently become popular in the Trans and Femboy community, but it is a Shark plushie that can make everyone happy. And I do mean everyone. The Blåhaj truly is a masterpiece of craftsmanship.