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Ghost light 

1 a light bulb mounted on a pole app 5 ft high or so. The light is always turned y
On and positioned at the front of the stage when locking up for the night. This ritual is performed in order to keep ghosts away
2 a strong lamp mounted on a telephone pole which has a powerful beam

Usually for security in rural areas.
1 I always put the ghost light at the front of the stage when locking up. Especially since we're currently doing "that 'scottish play
2 my ghost light on y farm burned out
So I'll have to go to "osh"tomorrow and get a new one
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Ghost light by 4realazitgits March 27, 2021

Ghost Lighter

A white lighter, commonly considered bad luck. If one is in fear of bad luck due to the a white lighter, the lighter should be broken or thrown away, off property.
"Dude, get that ghost lighter out of here before the party gets ruined because of it."
Ghost Lighter by Anon13579 January 17, 2009

Ghost Lighting 

When someone ghosts you but makes it feel like it’s your fault.
We’ve been chatting for weeks only for him to suddenly end up ghost lighting me.
Ghost Lighting by Mact November 4, 2021

Ghost lighting

Gas lighting someone into thinking they are being gas lit when in reality you are being completely honest and genuine
Ghost lighting is the modern day sarcasm
Ghost lighting by PimpJuiceBruce December 1, 2025

ghostnighter 

The act of staying up all night long on a school night then going to school the next day and looking like a mofo on drugs.
soffonias: Damn nigga you look a little pale, you on drugs?

Seiya: naw nigga I pulled a ghostnighter listenin to michael bolton!

Soffonias: aw fuck nigga you should go class nigga.

Seiya: yeeeaaaa
ghostnighter by kbrah May 18, 2008

ghostlighting 

A hybrid of ghosting and gaslighting. Ceasing all communication with someone and then, when they attempt to contact you, pretending like you have no idea who they are or what they are talking about.
John: "Guys, did you hear what Christina did?"
Catherine: "No, what?"
John: "She was too chicken sh*t to quit her job, so she just didn't show up and then when her boss, Will, called her, she acted like she didn't know who he was!"
Catherine: "Oh, wow, she's totally ghostlighting that dude, eh?"
ghostlighting by rjcorefour November 28, 2017
Word of the Day on November 30, 2017
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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.

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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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Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
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