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urban archipelago 

A term created by sex columnist and liberal Dan Savage in the wake of the 2004 Presidential Election to describe the concentration of the political left in the United States near major cities and college towns in terms of islands of diversity in a sea of conformity. The implication is that the islands have their own interests to attend to and should disregard the sea.

It is thought that this exists because rural communities tend to be more isolated from other cultures than urban communities, and because people tend to leave the rural world for an education in urban areas and not go back.

The original article can be read at www.urbanarchipelago.com.
Although I'm not completely on board with the idea of the Urban archipelago, the idea of cities as islands is certainly a talking point.
urban archipelago by Lady Csyde November 19, 2004

archipelago 

everybody is asleep but you cannot call it a day unless you receive a sign of life from overseas or morse coded your message into the ether
"boat ready in 8 min stop wind moderate stop meet at archipelago in 2 weeks stop food supplies stocked for ever stop"
archipelago by Krkič May 10, 2019

Blue state archipelago 

The 57 'blue' counties that voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
Most of the reporters exposed by Wikipedia came from the Blue State Archipelago.

archipelago 

To ejaculate on the stomach of a doughy woman.
Isaiah's efforts were simply too exhausting. He finally pulled out, removed the accursed condom and masturbated furiously until he had created a seminal archipelago on his girlfriend's stomach. He stopped briefly to admire it before falling asleep.
archipelago by Machiavelli of TTB September 10, 2008

archipelago 

To ejaculate on the stomach of a doughy woman.
Isaiah's efforts were simply too exhausting. He finally pulled out, removed the accursed condom and masturbated furiously until he had created a seminal archipelago on his girlfriend's stomach. He stopped briefly to admire it before falling asleep.

Archipelagonian 

Archipelagonian is a person who lives in an Archipelago, which is a country surrounded by bodies of water.
The Philippines' "Filipinos" are Archipelagonian people.
Archipelagonian by moiseseus August 9, 2022
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New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
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A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
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murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
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