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squeezing a pound out of a shilling

A phrase used to describe a person who is beyond normal frugality or thriftiness. This person usually refuses to spend money on anything and is disgusted when they are forced to do so. Instead, they rather take any other option to avoid paying for anything.

“She is so cheap and tight fisted. She is squeezing a pound out of a shilling”

by Hugh Wards June 23, 2020


ludophile

Ludophilia is the term used to refer to a passionate interest in games and puzzles.

A ludophile is a person who shows such a passion for games and puzzles.

“Let’s play a game!”
“You’re such a ludophile!”

by Hugh Wards February 28, 2018


snack snapper

People who waste their lives taking photographs of their food and then upload them to social media.

Man, she photographed every dish at dinner for Instagram. What a snack snapper!

by Hugh Wards April 3, 2017


hyperbollocks

The next level up from hyperbolic: when a statement goes beyond the realm of exaggeration, into the area of unnaturally stupid.

That guy was talking utter hyperbollocks

by Hugh Wards March 12, 2021


penther

Describing something (normally clothes or colours) that are aesthetically or physically calming or soft to touch

That painting is so calming. It's very penther.

by Hugh Wards March 25, 2017


Guttureal

An adjective to describe some vicious act, sentence or thought that is so slimy and grotesque that it belongs in the gutter.

The attacks were so vicious that they were almost guttureal

by Hugh Wards November 5, 2021


Zeitwort

A word or phrase that has entered the public consciousness through a fad or popular societal upheaval, revolution, or discussion.

woke, wokeism, fakenews, nuance, progressivism, subversive, zeitwort,

by Hugh Wards April 11, 2023