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this is a term describing a person who picks and chooses his jobs usually taking the gravy work for himself and leaving the shity work for all the others picking through the pile or whatever
he was picking through the pile of work orders so he could find the car he would flat rate the most time in the least time and when they caught him they said hey dont pick through the pile you fucking sifter
sifter by skyjack_fixer@yahoo.com November 19, 2007

workplace trash sifters 

Those folks you notice who always stay late who are doing so in order to be able to privately examine the contents of colleagues’ trashcans to gather intel.
Those creepy workplace trash sifters sometimes strike stark terror into me to the point where I can’t sleep!

propaganda sifter 

A Television, but can also be used to define anything that spoonfeeds media to the masses.
Fox News on the propaganda sifter just mentioned that Bush is one of the greatest presidents the US has ever had.
propaganda sifter by Noir July 15, 2006
noun person who acts in a sifty manner especially in pubs/clubs etc. Originated Otago University, New Zealand.
that Dave is a total sifter
sifter by snicksnacknicerack June 26, 2005
A creep. Sifting onto all the ladies.

New Zealand slang
What a sifter! STOP SIFTING ONTO ME!
Sifter by Oslang-utang November 26, 2016

Secret Sifter Society

A group of people skilled in the art of sifting through the degenerate depths of the WWW, finding the GOLD smeared gems of utter genius and dubious idiocy to share with a select few.
Did you see that post on Secret Sifter Society, hard out sift bro. Yeah bro may even win Sifter of the year. You Reckon...... Yeah bro HARD OUT SSS
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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."
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

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
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026
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