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Dingle

A term used to describe a room that was originally slotted to be a double in a college dormitory but one of the roommates dropped out or moved off campus. The dormitory does not have time to More…

dinnerage

Dinner; The chief meal of the day, eaten in the evening. reason used: Wanted to use a longer word to mean dinner =I’m out for a dinnerage. Etymology : derivation of dinner and More…

dino

throwing one’s body to a new rock-climbing hold that is out of reach possible reason used: Used by the rock-climbing speech community to express the powerful sort of push/leap that More…

Dinosaurish

Like or resembling a dinosaur. This word is an example of the current trend of forming adjectives by adding –ish to the end of nouns. Basically, the speaker wants to explain that the More…

Dip

An amount of smokeless tobacco that you place in your lip in order to recieve a nicotine high. =To dip into a can of tobacco with two fingers and bring out a portion of tobacco in order to More…

Dip (1)

someone who is ignorant or naïve. =Used as a substitute for the obsolete saying "dipstick." Best used in circumstances to evoke humor or playfulness. Rarely seen as a harsh term More…

dip out

To leave, especially when trying to leave unnoticed. =This party is boring. I'm going to dip out. Etymology : The term means to leave, so the “out” half of the phrase seems to More…

Dip-out

to leave class in the middle of a lecture Apparent Meaning: skip class Type of Word formation: Compound Reason used: slang word for leaving class =You want to just dip-out or what? More…

diploma mill

A purported college or university that grants degrees without regard as to whether the students are qualified. Intended Meaning: a purported college or university that grants degrees More…

Dippin'

Leaving =This term is used when one refers to leaving a place. Dippin' comes from the idea of driving off in a car. Etymology : Zero derivation of dipping. ="I'm More…

dipshit

Derogatory insult ridiculing someone for being stupid. Used as an insult to call a person stupid (roommate usually calls me this when I say something wrong or odd). One of a myriad of More…

dipski

dipski- a person taking a pouch of tobacco and using that dip. It is just another term for dipping, but people say let’s throw in a dipski. Comes from the basic meaning of dipping or dip, More…

Dipstick

A USB flash memory stick. Professor originally misused dipstick to mean USB flash drive. It has caught on among a few people who use these devices. =I need to get one of those dipsticks. More…

Dipstick

A USB flash memory stick. Formed by zero derivation. Professor originally misused dipstick to mean USB flash drive. It has caught on among a few people who use these devices. =I need to More…

directoring

The act of being a director. The formation of this word involves an implied step of zero derivation, in which the noun director becomes the verb, to director. This fits in with a group of More…

Dirka dirka

a mimicry of spoken Arabic; also connoting things Muslim, Arabic, or Middle Eastern, or those related to terrorists or terrorism “Team America: World Police” is a satirical More…

Dirka-Dirka

Used to generically represent middle-eastern speech. Apparent meaning: Generic middle-eastern speak. Used in the movie whenever a ‘terrorist’ spoke. =Dirka-dirka Muhammad Ali More…

Dirl

Die in real life reason used: To express a (joking) discontent with someone, the speaker used an uncommon internet acronym, dirl (die in real life). ="I hate you! Dirl!" Etymology : More…

dirt

rock climber’s term, meaning ‘let me come back down to the ground.' possible reason used: climbers use this word because it is a quick and easily understandable command when More…

Dirty

To describe a pitcher; describing that the pitches that the pitcher is throwing are extraordinary. =Used in the baseball community. Used to describe the pitcher as being very good. More…


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