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wounded bird syndrome 

Wounded Bird Syndrome, or WBS, is when a guy gets hurt either physically or emotionally and uses his wound to attract other girls. This is an effective, if underhanded, way of getting dates.
Bob broke his arm, so Tom took him as his wingman to play the Wounded Bird Syndrome card.

Wounded Bird Syndrome 

When someone(more often than not a straight guy) who is a "model" citizen who's healthy, conforms to societal norms, etc, is attracted to someone who has usually had multiple traumatic events or a hard life involving drug abuse and addiction, parent/friend loss, being a rape victim, prostitute, etc, with the idea that they love the person who was scarred by the world, seeing them for being kind. In turn they feel they can help the person get over their trauma and start a loving family with them and die old together. This more often than not though leads to said person finding out the person they were attracted to is stuck in their ways, awfully damaged in multiple ways, aggressive, or doesn't want that happy lifestyle. If they do get with the person they're attracted to it often ends in them just being a hookup.
Brock has wounded bird syndrome. He tried dating some Russian sex trafficked girl named amelia who's coke addicted because they had fun talking on tinder, but she said if she fucked him it'd only be once and she was going to fuck 5 other guys that week. He tried to get her to move in with him and failed.
Wounded Bird Syndrome by Necrozma Beam September 29, 2023
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

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
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