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Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

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Not content with doing nothing and enjoying their win, the enemy team has instead chosen to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory - Phrase, common usage. Doing something stupid causing your team to lose when all you had to do was nothing.

Soul Snatching 

When girl sucks your dick sooooo good as if she took your soul out with it too when your nut come exploding out of you.
Man Jasmine was soul snatching last night she sucked my dick sooo good when I came it felt like she sucked my soul out too

Wig Snatching

A term used mainly by gay men and women to express extreme happiness or excitement when their diva has done something amazing, shocking, or gives life by any means

See also wig scalped
"Beyoncé out here wig snatching with that Bowl Performance!"

"Did you see how Mariah came for Demi Lovato on Watch What Happens Live? I died! Wig snatched."
Wig Snatching by User_nombre April 15, 2017

Snatching Potato 

A euphemism for any gay act.
Gay man: I was totally snatching potato last night.

or

Dave: Hey, you snatched any potato recently?
John: ....
Dave: That's a yes.
John: I've no idea what you are talking about.
Dave: You fucking queer.
Snatching Potato by jacksbackbaby August 21, 2007

Soul Snatching 

When a woman continues to perform oral sex presents of seminal fluids, in the attempt to suck the soul from her victims body thru the penis.
"Girl! He thought he was going to go out with his friends, I had to go soul snatching to have him stuck in the house. "
Soul Snatching by Scoop_marco April 1, 2017

snatching wigs 

The act of figuratively losing your hair (wig) in response to a particularly amazing or shocking information or situation, to signify that you nearly lost your shit. The imagery is that said wig a) flies through the air; b) may interfere with air traffic if a group of wigs are snatched; c) may be seen from space if reacting to really fantastic events or information. This is deadass the highest form of reaction. Antonyms include Low-key
When BigHit Entertainment dropped the comeback date for BTS with no warning, they were snatching wigs AGAIN and sent them into orbit.

When John Cena stanned kpop, he was basically snatching wigs off nearly every fandom.

At Coachella, when the shadows of Destiny's Child appeared, Queen Bey & company were snatching wigs off everyone in attendance, those watching online, and those who hadn't even seen it yet.
snatching wigs by Hallyuhoo May 27, 2018
Word of the Day on July 15, 2019
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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.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

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."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

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
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026
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