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"They think that I'm a new jack/ but only if they knew that/
They who think wrong are they who can't do that"
-Rakim, Lyrics of Fury
newjack by Jason G.L. Chu April 11, 2004
1.) Jerome "Newjack" Young. The most hardcore professional wrestler of ALL time. Former bounty hunter, with four justifiable homicides to his credit. Known for his profficient use of weaponry. Including such objects as trash cans, vacumns, crutches, and staple guns.

2.) Any quick, random mugging. In which the assailant exits, as abruptly as he enters.

"I watched this guy get smoked for his Ipod. It was the worst newjack I ever saw!"
newjack by D. Gould July 27, 2006

Dunkadelic Newjack 

Is a basketball slang term given to first year players in college or pro basketball that come from the Hip-Hop urban culture. The players come on the scene with style and charisma to go along with an explosive game.
LeBron, Carmelo, and D.Wade were Dunkadelic Newjacks that came into the NBA last season and delivered. The Atlanta Hawks have a rising star in Dunkadelic Newjack Josh Smith, the 2005 NBA Slam Dunk champion.

New Jack Swing 

A term originating in the 80's to refer to a music genre which featured elements of Hip-Hop, R&B and pop. Groups such as Bell Biv Devoe, Guy, Heavy D, and New Edition are all from this era.
"Isn't Every Little Step by Bobby Brown a New Jack Swing type of song?"
New Jack Swing by RO16 May 5, 2015

newsjack 

When an organization connects itself with a trending news story in order to increase sales or brand recognition.
Oreos newsjacked the 2013 Super Bowl blackout by tweeting an image that said "you can still dunk in the dark" within minutes of the lights going out. With 10k retweets in one hour, they saved millions in traditional advertisement.
newsjack by @COMMProf January 15, 2017

new jack 

A word adopted by rappers, however this originally is derived from prison slang and refers to a person who is new in prison.
Yo dawg, let's go show that motha fuckin' new jack watsup with my dick.
new jack by big j July 8, 2004
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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
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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
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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
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