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Devil's Abacus 

When you are arguing with someone, but are a complete idiot and make it sound like the devil is playing with an old school counting device.
I agreed with her, but I just wanted to play the devil's abacus.
A chinese counting machine. Now outdated, has been banished to preschools and daycare centers for childrens entertainment. Sometimes considered, in its most basic form, the first computer.

Consists of 5 horizontal bars, each holding a number of beads that slide back and forth.
The little girl pushed the beads on the abacus from one side to the other.
abacus by QueenSammich April 30, 2005
A primitive calculator used by both old people and technophobes.
Oh my god it runs on batteries, I'll stick to the good old abacus.
Abacus by Jimothjim May 2, 2006
a tool used by the Chinese in the early times. An abacus can be used to do arithmetic by hand.
"Quinn used an abacus to count to 100."
abacus by Kasey!! and Quin!! June 22, 2008

abacus class 

A reason often used to cover up the (possibly) suspicious relationship of two people.
Nina: So how did you meet Rose again?
John: Oh we were... um.. classmates back in ABACUS CLASS!
Nina: So are you just friends?
John: Yep! Just friends! Right! We have a totally platonic relationship!
Nina: You sure? I thought I saw you two holding hands yesterday...
John: Oh yeah that! Isn't that what old friends do when they-um... meet after a long time?
Nina: ...Ok. As long as you're not cheating on me...
John: Ahahaha..
abacus class by kerfulles February 17, 2014

Dirty abacus 

When there is shit left on a string of anal beads after pulling them out.
Tina is a real freak. Last night she played with a dirty abacus after I pulled it out.
Dirty abacus by akujinblue March 4, 2011
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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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