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The mysterious group of people that assume responsibility for any action when you do not know specifically who is responsible.
I can't believe they are canceling The Office!
"they" are the people who are accountable for anything that you can't remember the original source for. If you know an interesting proverb or sound peice of advice, you use the term of "they" to attach it to, so when things go horribly wrong from said advice, the imaginary "they" group can take the responsibility off your shoulders. Also a way to seem smart by remembering good advice, without having any hard facts to back it up.
"you know what "they" say, lying only leads to more lies"
"they" do, do "they"?"
"yes, "they" do"
"who the fuck is this "they" everyone talks about?"
"you know....."they"."
"they" are pretty fucked up saying obvious shit all the time"
they by darkabove April 30, 2005
The person crooks always blame for lieing.
Crooky McCrookface: "They are lieing! I swear!"
They by Mister Miser March 27, 2008
what most blacks say when they mean "their"
Jamal: "Them punk-ass suckas needs to get the shit out of THEY ass!"
they by T. Wilson January 19, 2008
The universal source of evil, a scapegoat.
They want me to go to war, they want my taxes, they want my car, they want me to stop using my car and buy some japanese 1000 mpg ugly pos.
they by Kung-Fu Jesus June 6, 2004
an all encompassing group of others; a pronoun referring to an invisible and imagined enemy; a generalized title to create the illusion of a "sub"culture.
THEY don't care about what real people think.
THEY don't like you.
THEY think THEY deserve whatever THEY want.
THEY by c1sum September 20, 2009
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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."
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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
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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
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