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The drug sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction.
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vocaboomer
someone who entered the VOCALOID fandom prior to ~2010
voice like a foghorn
A very loud, unpleasant voice.
vokills
vocals performed in the death growl style
volun-told
Nominally voluntary but understood to be an order.
vomit comet
A reduced-gravity aircraft, an airplane that briefly provides a nearly weightless environment by flying on a parabolic flight path; used to train astronauts or conduct research.
vomitrocious
Causing a desire to vomit; disgusting or gross.
vomworthy
Disgusting, nauseating, gross; contemptible.
vonce
Marijuana; cannabis, especially used as a drug.
voodoo economics
Supply-side economics, particularly in reference to policies based on the Laffer curve.
vore
The genre of creative work appreciated by vorarephiles, involving characters being eaten or swallowed, or any creative works that fall under this category.
vorish
Of characters, behaviors, or themes, related to or characteristic of the genre of vore.
vorkosiverse
The fictional universe which serves as the setting for the Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold.
vote in
To collectively approve a nominee for an office or position as a result of voting.
vote out
To expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.
vote up
To signal support or approval of something by voting for it; to achieve enough support to pass.
vro
Genderless synonym for bro, also used as "very rare one".
vugly
Extremely ugly.
vuilgoed
filth, trash
vulcan
A person who, like the fictional Vulcans, seems to lack emotion or is overly analytical and boring.
vulcan cannon
Any electric Gatling gun.
vurp
A belch where a small amount of stomach acid is brought up into the mouth, creating a taste similar to that of vomit.
wac
A member of the Women's Army Corps, the women's branch of the United States Army from 1942-1978.
wack
Annoyingly or disappointingly bad, in various senses; lousy, corny, cringy, uncool, messed up.
wack out
To become deranged.
wackadoo
Crazy, wacky.
wackadoodle
Crazy, irrational, or eccentric.
wackaloon
A crazy person; an eccentric; a kook.
wackness
Badness; contemptibility
wacko
Amusingly eccentric or irrational.
Wacko Jacko
A derogatory nickname for the American singer-songwriter, entertainer, dancer, and philanthropist Michael Jackson (1958–2009).
wacky
Zany; eccentric.
wade in
To interrupt someone, or a situation, by doing or saying something abruptly, or forcefully, and usually without thinking about the consequences.
wade through
To search or progress through with difficulty, as when performing a boring, repetitive research task.
WAFF
A warm and fuzzy feeling, especially in relation to a ship.
waffle
To smash (something).
waffle-stomp
To beat decisively.
WAFFy
Evoking, related to, or characteristic of warm and fuzzy feelings (WAFF).
waft
A loose noncommittal shot, usually played to a ball pitched short of length and well wide of the off stump.
waft off
To shoo by wafting with the hands.
waft over
To transport across.
Wagatha Christie
A dispute between footballers' wives Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney regarding the leaking of posts from a private social media account, which culminated in a 2022 libel case in the English High Court, Vardy v Rooney.
wagga
Ellipsis of Wagga Wagga.
wagger
Ellipsis of wagger-pagger-bagger.
wagger-pagger
Ellipsis of wagger-pagger-bagger.
wagger-pagger-bagger
A wastepaper basket.
wagwan
A greeting, equivalent to what's up or what's happening.
wah
The red panda.
waifu
A female fictional character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) or non-fictional persona to whom one is romantically attracted and/or whom one considers one's wife.
waistline
person having a large waistline
wait for
To wait until the specified event occurs.
wait on
To provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.
wait upon
Synonym of wait on.
waiting mode
A neurodivergent phenonemon where someone feels unable to complete tasks while waiting for an important event or deadline.
wakaliwood
The developing film industry in Wakaliga, a slum in Kampala, Uganda.
wake up
To stop sleeping; to awake.
wakey
The day on which one wakes up and travels home.
walk around
To walk with no planned destination; to meander.
walk away with
To win (a competition or contest) handily or by a large margin.
walk back
To withdraw or backpedal on a statement or promise.
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