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Join our mini Meaning Of Liff project by matching up British villages with experiences and emotions you only have because of the internet and modern life.

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(, Mon 30 Jul 2018, 13:23)
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Affpuddle
The splashback from a loose paving slab on a rainy day.
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:55, 1 reply)
Scalpay
Fees in game apps that are solely there so the player can avoid joyless and/or repetitive activities that are only included in the game so that players will pay to avoid them.
"I could wait for 24 hours to recharge my best dragon, or I could do a scalpay and it will be ready now."
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:55, Reply)
Dalmally
Tapping on a Twitter user to get some context for a comment, then getting distracted by their timeline and aimlessly following unrelated links.
"Sorry, I went to check if this person was genuinely qualified to comment on that legal case, but dallmallied and ending up reading about this weird breed of dog that has two noses".
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:43, Reply)
Mastrick
Having to spend 3 days cleaning the computer of an elderly relative after they've been hit by scammers from Mumbai
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:37, Reply)
Denaby
(1) The unwelcome shade of grey that a website fades to as you hit a paywall and/or a pop-up nagging you to turn your adblocker off.

(2) Any trivial technique used for circumventing nagging pop-ups and pay walls.
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:36, Reply)
Llanhowell (n)
The despair of a parent trying to get the work VPN to connect while their kids are watching Dan TDM witter on YouTube
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:28, Reply)
Wath
(onomatopoeia) The noise made by a dog with a lisp.
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:25, Reply)
Kilnhurst
The pinching and chafing caused by the creasing of tight clothes (such as leather or PVC trousers} at the inside of a joint.
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:20, Reply)
Cramond bridge
The painful claw-like shape your hands are frozen in after a particularly long and awkward end level boss fight which also destroyed your joypad
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:19, 1 reply)
Upper Haugh
The posh voice and demeanour affected by female conservative politicians from aspirational middle-class backgrounds.
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:16, Reply)
Withnell
The feeling that you might have gone on holiday by mistake.
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:12, Reply)
Merlin's Bridge
The time spent searching your house for your phone which means you can't leave and you're pacing around feeling like you've got Alzheimer's.

"I want to get to the meeting but I've got to cross Merlin's Bridge first"
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:10, 2 replies)
Belmont
Realising mid way through the act of making an inappropriate facial gesture that is is in fact grossly offensive in present company and trying to pass it off as a yawn.
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:07, 1 reply)
Twitchen Mill
Blindly refreshing and scrolling through Twitter while waiting for someone
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:05, Reply)
Lickfold (n) alt. (v)
The action or product of rimming last night's pizza box and the depths of your neckbeard because you can't bear to leave Fortnite or your parents' basement, not even for moar Doritos.
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:04, 2 replies)
Bunton hush
The angry lurch for the mute icon or volume control when an online advert starts playing
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 17:01, Reply)
Catworth
n. Fundamental SI unit of the tendency for cables to get tangled. Mains cables usually have values of 0.4-3, USB cables 5-7, earbud cables 1.6-1.8 million.
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:59, Reply)
Turnworth
The awkward twisting wrist motion used to try and change the orientation of a mobile phone video from portrait to landscape while it is playing
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:55, 1 reply)
Worthing
Judging the merit of goods or services based solely on reviews on Amazon or Yelp.
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:54, 1 reply)
Cleckheaton
The rage felt when accidentally interacting with an ad
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:52, Reply)
Windlesham
Innocuous document left open in second tab, in case one needs to hurriedly close the first
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:48, Reply)
Frolesworth
(n.) Measure. The minimum time it is necessary to spend frowning in deep concentration at the original Meaning of Liff in order to avoid posting a word that already has a definition (approx 1/1000hr or 3.6 seconds).
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:46, 1 reply)
Sticklepath
Someone with a cute avatar who, despite the avatar, writes psychopathic tweets.
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:44, Reply)
Mudford Sock
Singular piece of footwear found in a "Briantspuddle" in an advanced state of decomposition.
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:42, Reply)
Affpuddle
Similar to Briantspuddle, but can be found on the power button of the mobile phone used for Didling
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:42, Reply)
Dardy
Surreptitiously checking social media when you're talking to someone irl but pretending you're doing something else.
"I had a quick dardy while his back was turned'
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:42, Reply)
Oldham
The practice of walking around looking at the front facing camera until the light doesn't make you look about 60 years old so you can take an OK selfie
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:42, Reply)
Briantspuddle
Sticky patch of carpet often found near a teenage boy's bed, caused by Didling
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:42, Reply)
Didling
Browsing the world of free online pornography on a mobile phone while in bed (or on the toilet)
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:42, Reply)
Enville
The sad and pointless act of checking how much more popular someone else's satirical comment on the day's news has proved to be than yours.
"Enville got the better of me and I checked his stats"
(, Mon 30 Apr 2018, 16:40, Reply)

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