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Stretched Abbreviation

A term or phrase created by expanding an abbreviation beyond its typical shortened form, often for the purpose of creating a more playful, casual, or approachable tone.
Why say "details" when the Stretched Abbreviation "deets" is more efficient?
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Scritch scratch

A historically defined sound. See as: “scritch scratch, I was having a scratch.”

Use case: for when one is either scritchy or scratchy.
Scritch scratch, I was having a scratch
by Lilpip May 23, 2024
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scratcher

The title for people with accounts on Scratch, a coding language and creative learning website (ages 8+). There is also ScratchJr for younger kids.

New members begin as a "New Scratcher" and earn the title "Scratcher" after completing a set of actions.
Me: "Have you heard of Scratch?"
Them: "Yes! I've been a Scratcher for years!"
by XxitzybitzyxX May 30, 2024
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Scratcher

A member of the online kids programming website, Scratch.
You get this label by actually posting shit.
"Hello fellow Scratchers I'm griffpatch and blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah"
by iminhellplshelpahhh May 30, 2024
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Scratcher

An amateur tattoo artist. Instead of applying a smooth, clean tattoo, they tend to scratch up your skin and offset your tattoo.
Guy 1: have you seen the new babe at Rogue Ink?

Guy 2: yeah, she may be a scratcher, but she’s hot!
by Kralja June 4, 2024
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snitched

Snitched (not snitch), is used to describe someone arrested by the polis. It's an assumption that someone will tell the polis things that could make a way for other arrests. Nowadays, the word is casually used to describe an arrest.
- Have you heard about Mike? He got snitched yesterday.
- Damn! Hope he gets out in a few. He's sitting on my bark.
by COCO_ONE January 22, 2026
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Scotched-Earth

To set blaze to the trail behind you. This can be used as an adjective, adverb, or verb, depending on the user’s fluency in acculturated hibbity-jibbity.

A mondegreen of “scorched-earth”, this iteration is believed to have evolved from military sandbox video games where young or mentally handicap-able players adopted the term through oral traditions. The lexicalization of the term occurs when the player believes it lends them a manner of respect as a well-read strategist. This term has not been uniformly adopted unironically by any known subcultures, which indicates that the rare users of “scotched-earth” may be experiencing developmental delays which impair comprehension or social cues.
“I’m not a pacifist, but I’ve personally found longer-term benefits from not going Scotched-Earth.”
“This clip from 2 years ago debunks your entire narrative. You made it seem as though he went scotched earth on the idea.”
by RippaverseFan59 January 29, 2025
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