filler

A segment of anime, whether it be an entire episode or part of one, which does not appear in the manga of the title. Fillers, as the name implies, "fills" an episode with non-canonical material which has been written usually by the same company which animates it.

Animation companies utilize fillers for a number of reasons:

** If the companies feel that the anime is catching up to the manga too quickly, they will insert entire filler episodes to allow the manga writer to write more chapters.

** Anime versions are usually able to adapt at least two manga chapters per anime episode. If the anime writers feel that a crucial chapter should not be aired in the last part of an episode, they will add a filler segment to make up for this, and air the crucial parts in a fresh episode.

** If the anime gains huge popularity amongst the viewers, anime companies often add fillers to extend the anime, capitalizing off the popularity (one example of this is Naruto, airing fillers for over a year, turning the anime stale).

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When somebody's boyfriend/girlfriend is only in a relationship with them until something better comes along. The boyfriend/girlfriend is said to be filler.

1. Usually short cuts in a musical composition that are not serious songs; used to "fill" the playing time or explain the meaning of a song. Quotes from movies are the most common filler.
2. Refers to the greens that remain at the end of a smoked joint. Saved on a tray and used to pack bowls.

Usually ejaculant (cum/spunk/semen/whipped cream) usually used to fill up a female's crack

(pant filler); a child that fills their pants; also used when refering to a bratty child under the age of five.

A member of a social group who has little/no popularity and is merely involved to make numbers, rather than to add to the group. Fillers have no intellectual or comedy value and any attempted input is usually ignored or completely disregarded. A Filler is the sort of person who you wouldn't be seen with dead.