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pretaliation 

Getting your revenge in first.
Do unto him before he can do unto you, if you like.
A guy looks at you nastily across a rugby scrum; next maul, you tear his ear off, before he does the same, or worse, to you. You have completed pretaliation. Anything he does after that is retaliation, which referees always come down on harder than on the original malefactor.
"Did you see Tonto get his pretaliation in on that mean-looking winger?"
"Yeah, he'll be counting his ribs for a month! What a kick! Bet Tonto keeps out of his way for the rest of the game, though!"
pretaliation by railtracksurvivor November 1, 2007
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retaliationship 

A relationship struck up for the sole purpose of making the ex of one or both parties jealous. Usually short lived and ending badly for both.
Friend 1: Why the hell is Justin hooking up with Katie, I thought he was with Amy?

Friend 2: Yeah well he was until she dumped him for her ex. Now he's just in a retaliationship.

retaliationship by Erricred March 24, 2009

Retaliation Penetration 

Another word for "Hate Fucking" a person. When you dislike someone so much or are mad at them you bang them as hard as you can; taking out all your anger and frustration on them then kick them out of bed and make them go home once your done having your way with them.
Andrea is such a dirty skank, she went behind my back and tried screwing my best friend Jake. So tonight I plan on getting a little "Retaliation Penetration" done on her ass then breaking up with her!

Equal Exchange Retaliation 

Equal exchange retaliation is the act of retaliating in such a way as to repeat the action in exactly the same manner each time.

Example: Stealing your neighbor’s campaign signs then repeating the act each time it’s replaced.
What most people consider harassment Jonathan considers equal exchange retaliation.

mind of retaliation 

A common mental state of humankind, which was first presented by Dr. Po. The theory says that if one is once under criticism or receives words of humiliation, he or she may well turn the words back or inflict something harsh upon others in the same way, or even much severer. This kind of mind at the moment is defined as "mind of retaliation."
Gerry the fatty ridiculed Andy as a pig; without a doubt, that was just mind of retaliation.
Mind of retaliation is a state that everyone may go through, we had better keep calm and try not to be swayed while hearing some insulting words toward ourselves.
mind of retaliation by X.P.Lin February 6, 2014

retaliation 

a counter action motivated by balancing the scales of personal justice
The student's retaliation against the professor 's unfair criticisms was justified with logical appeals weighed appropriately to the context of the situation and with knowledge about student conduct code beforehand.
retaliation by Linger January 9, 2016

Retaliation disco slam dancing 

Verb: when you are losing a fight and you have no other options. ~Retaliation disco slam dancing~ start flailing your arms and legs in any way to flop either into, or away from your enemy.
the pizza man touched my chicken wing ~retaliation disco slam dancing ensues~
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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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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?"
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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.
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