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bare necessities 

The minimum of what you need. Generally pertaining to what things you need to be happy or what you need to survive.
"Dave only needs the bare necessities in life, it's all he requires to be happy."

"If you have to leave you home quickly after a disaster don't take anything but the bare necessities."
bare necessities by SilvaFox March 20, 2017

bare necessities 

Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life
bare necessities by Anonymouse_ April 4, 2009

necessitize 

a word that someone says (that isn't even a word) when discussing what is more important to buy.
you need to necessitize.
necessitize by the informer16 July 31, 2009

Essential Necessities 

the necessity pertaining to perfumes, scents, and body deos.
in my room you will find perfumes deos etc because i cant live without them i am used to these "essential necessities" of my life syle .

The basic necessities of life 

What you need to live.

Food
Water
Shelter
Money
Halo
A girl/guy with big tits/penis
A full head of hair
If you are missing one of these you are either dead or a living hollow shell.

Necessitize 

What most people who have no true objective of hardships do inadvertently. It's actually very common in the era and location in which we encounter the "spoiled little fuck", and usually ends up with the term "want" literally being replaced left-and-right with stresses of the word "need".
Demonstrator: Like, seriously, I totally NEED those new Apple Watch accessories right now.

Me: I think you mean "want", you don't need it. Don't necessitize this.

Demonstrator: ...
Necessitize by Totally annoyed April 23, 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.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
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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
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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
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
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