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The act of insulting, deriding, or otherwise putting down of an individual or group by another in an attempt to shake, crack, and eventually crumble their inherent confidence and fortification of self.

Although commonly defined strictly as geared toward women by pickup artists, fuckbois and other douchebag types, the activity is universal in that it is implemented by and against people of all types, genders, etc and does not adhere to any one demographic.
Person 1: I don't get why people feel the need to put me down as soon as they look at me.

Person 2: They're Negging you. They probably see how you carry yourself and, based on internal insecurities that they refuse to acknowledge, arrive at the conclusion that you're too confident and need to be knocked down a peg.

Person 1: But I've never even met them before. And I'm not even as confident as I'd like to be.

Person 2: Doesn't matter if you are or not, you look it to them, that's what they perceive and hence that is what they are going to act on. Maybe stroke up a conversation with them and try to clear that up.
Negging by 2kTriggerz December 14, 2020
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Low-grade insults meant to undermine the self-confidence of a woman so she might be more vulnerable to your advances. This is something no decent guy would do. They say that the assholes get the girls, but I can spot negging a mile away and I reject these fuckers straight off.
Everywhere there is an insecure pretty girl, there is some guy negging.
Negging can be so subtle, it's pratically undetectable.
I was wondering why that guy was complimenting me while putting me down. He was negging of course.
Negging by MadamexXx March 2, 2009
The act of emptying someones backpack, then turning it inside out, putting everything back in and zipping it up from the inside. Some even go as far as zip-tying the zippers together to make it extra aggravating. Also possible on some backpacks is a supernug, when you flip a backpack inside out and stuff it all into the small front compartment. This is really a dick move.
"What the hell is he doing? Oh, he's just nugging that poor kid.
nugging by Zach428 August 4, 2007

Neggington 

A Perfect Black Blend of skin tone in a Rust Character to blend in his natural habitat and uses it as his own weapon adapting for millions of years. Sir Neggington the 3rd is rarely found in rust with common names Ohreo or FierceTiger93..if you see these names run
Neggington is being defined as the following a real scene

Buggs "Have you seen NEGginton?"
Yoda "I hate Nlggers!...And F@ggots!!
lucid "didnt he go grub with p2 in a bush"
Streamer "This Ohreo Guy is CHEATING report him he pulled the p2 out of his ass"
Neg "I got loads of guns off these shitters"
Neggington by thejosiah911 November 30, 2021

Negging out 

To come down, be depressed more than you are, for your serotonin levels to drop due to a certain event.
"He keeps playing that music downstairs really loud and its negging me out"
"I'm proper negging out me, i'm gonna kill meself"
Negging out by Six Foot Duck October 1, 2016
A negative compliment.

Negging is a tactic used by predatory pick-up artists to undermine a womans self confidence leaving her vulnerable to attack.
Note: This is a tactic only used by rapists. Real men do not intend to attack or harm women.

"Last night I was negging this girl to get her where I wanted her"
Negging by Esselean February 26, 2018
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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
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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."
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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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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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