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The act of pretending to read something like a contract on Google terms and conditions or more commonly in classrooms when children are distracted and just pretend to read.
The teacher looks towards Timmy and yells, ''Timmy, are you preading again. Concentrate lad''
preading by Spinbuster March 1, 2017
The act of walking around a night club or other social setting and scanning the room for the opposite sex to approach and begin seducing. This behavior is very obvious to others and the body language of the subject looks like that of a wild predator looking around for a viable prey.
That horny old man who is staring at those pre-teens ain't fooling anyone - he's preding.
preding by b00zy July 2, 2006

Special Pleading 

Name of the mental mechanism that allows people to make exceptions to an otherwise self-accepted statement without being hounded by guilt.
Special Pleading in action:
Jack and Kyle are in line at a pizzeria. Jack notices that Kyle ordered 4 slices of pizza and a liter of Coke. Jack thinks that Kyle is a fatass for doing so.

The next day, Jack orders 4 slices of pizza and a liter of Sprite and downs it all for lunch. But, as he's putting the pizza to bed, all he thinks about is how especially hungry he is after skipping breakfast that morning.

Preaking 

Pre freaking. When you freak out about something before it happens; or freaking out about how you're going to freak out.
Person 1: I'm totally gonna freak out camping by myself!

Person 2: Dude, quit preaking!
Preaking by Storme the Cat May 14, 2016

Pleading the Fifth 

Pleading the Fifth amendment (United States). Not saying shit, or in other words, snitching.
friend 1: damn you see Johnny just got picked up by the feds?
friend 2: Yeah but we know Johnny, He always Pleading the fifth.

Pleading Rizz 

One with the utmost desire (pleading/begging) to include ones self amongst the “bitches”
“Ayo you hear about Jamal and his new asian girl?"

"bro PLEASEEE MY TURN" *in pleading Rizz
Pleading Rizz by RizzleyBear February 7, 2023
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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
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

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
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