Pronunciation: /skrailIN/ skr - ay - ling, like the "ay" in day
The word is used to refer to anyone who listens to rap music and speaks Ebonics or more professionally called African American Vernacular English — and who also exhibits many characteristics of stereotypical urban African Americans. The term is used to refer to a member of any race, including blacks and whites. A related term is Skraespeak, which is used to refer to the African American dialect.
The word is used to refer to anyone who listens to rap music and speaks Ebonics or more professionally called African American Vernacular English — and who also exhibits many characteristics of stereotypical urban African Americans. The term is used to refer to a member of any race, including blacks and whites. A related term is Skraespeak, which is used to refer to the African American dialect.
Person One: Man, They be runnin' from me and my hommies.
Person Two: I know man, shit. He say he gonna kick yo ass.
Onlooker One: What a bunch of Skraelings...
Onlooker Two: When will they ever learn English?
Person Two: I know man, shit. He say he gonna kick yo ass.
Onlooker One: What a bunch of Skraelings...
Onlooker Two: When will they ever learn English?
by Sam Martinez January 11, 2007
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A loaded term with potentially offensive connotations.
Describes a perceived unlivability in urban locations due to occurrences including but not limited to traffic, pollution, noise, crowding, crime, ethnic politics and generalized hostility - in part by foreign immigration and the tension of meshing separate cultures.
Describes a perceived unlivability in urban locations due to occurrences including but not limited to traffic, pollution, noise, crowding, crime, ethnic politics and generalized hostility - in part by foreign immigration and the tension of meshing separate cultures.
I couldn't handel the urban sprawl that was everyday life in Manhattan; I'm currently looking for land in North Dakota to escape from it all.
by alanibitz September 9, 2005
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n. incoherent or illegible writing
(New Slang) v. A method of discursive association in which learning occurs tangentially. Akin to surfing, but with purpose or in pursuit of understanding rather than distraction; seeking the coincidence instead of the novel.
(N.S.) n. An idea defined by cross-reference. More raft, less surfboard.
(N.S.) n. A documented scrawling session. Learning by adventure.
syn.: chicken-scratch, scribble, surf, search, google, multi-channeled learning
rel.: sourcing, hyper-referencing, richtexting
n. incoherent or illegible writing
(New Slang) v. A method of discursive association in which learning occurs tangentially. Akin to surfing, but with purpose or in pursuit of understanding rather than distraction; seeking the coincidence instead of the novel.
(N.S.) n. An idea defined by cross-reference. More raft, less surfboard.
(N.S.) n. A documented scrawling session. Learning by adventure.
syn.: chicken-scratch, scribble, surf, search, google, multi-channeled learning
rel.: sourcing, hyper-referencing, richtexting
"I was talking to this girl Marie, but then I just scrawled off, and she thought I was crazy."
"Yeah, in order to scrawl, you just sort of have to let go and trust yourself."
"I wasted a lot of time scrawling on the internet a few weeks back, but recently I was talking to someone and the things I'd found took the conversation to the next level."
"Yeah, in order to scrawl, you just sort of have to let go and trust yourself."
"I wasted a lot of time scrawling on the internet a few weeks back, but recently I was talking to someone and the things I'd found took the conversation to the next level."
by henry lawless October 8, 2007
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by urbsprawl July 1, 2012
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Dude, did you see Mike and Sarah doing the urban sprawl last night? When they were done they both had scratches on their bodies. You could totally tell they did the urban sprawl.
by Diesel27 June 10, 2011
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