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Hanseling

Named for the action of Hansel (and Gretel) from "Hansel and Gretel," the Grimms' fairy tale, as they dropped stones or bread, in turn, to mark their path through the forest.

Forms may include: Hanseling (or lower case, hanseling), a verb; to hansel, a verb; or Proper noun, Hansel (meaning one who drops carelessly in described manner, or any variation of such).

Hanseling is the term used when items, carelessly or purposely, are dropped (possibly in a meandering or careless path-like manner) as a man or boy walks; Greteling is the identical term when a woman or girl walks and drops items in similar manner.

So there is the male version: Hanseling. The female version: Greteling. Either caps or lowercase: Hanseling or hanseling; Greteling or greteling.

The term was initially used years ago when small boys would fail to stay put at meals, and would carry their meals or snacks around the house, haphazardly dropping crumbs or chunks of food in paths around the house.
The term not only includes eating and dropping crumbs, but can broadly include dropping any item (such as clothes, paper, trash, etc.), often in an unthinking or inconsiderate manner.

It can further include not wiping ones' feet at the door, and hanseling mud throughout the home. Etc.
Stop the messes Hansel! No more hanseling around the house eating handfuls of Fruity Pebbles!
by Candycasa November 24, 2009
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Tom Hanksing it

The act of attacking a superior enemy with an ineffectual weapon, usually in a video game. In reference to the scene in Saving Private Ryan where Tom Hanks fires his pistol at an oncoming tank.
Gamer 1: You have any rockets?

Gamer 2: No, I'm Tom Hanksing it.
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hammering clitties

Vicious anal factory women will do this when male co-workers make a major mistake at work.
"I can't believe it. We lose our biggest customer and all these women are hammering clitties."
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Hankining

To pilfer or take items, usually of minor value -- e.g., travel size body wash bottles, nespresso pods, small battery-operated alarm clocks -- from hotel rooms or airplanes (particularly items provided to premium customers).
When Oliver stayed at the Bellagio for a weekend, the hotel staff stopped him from Hankining a bath robe.
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Orthodox Hammering

Vanilla sex. Nothing kinky. Typically missionary style, limited sex sounds and mutual orgasm may or may not occur.
After two years of orthodox hammering, I finally had to find a prostitute to liven things up on the side.

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havering

To talk nonsense or to chatter (origin was Sir W. Scott); used in The Proclaimers song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".
Drinking, more often than not, leads to havering
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Hookering

When a female who is a hooker is loitering on a person's property. Probably needs a revaginalazation afterwards.
It's so sad the Rachel was hookering at the motel again.
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