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chromatic aberration

Extreme public display of bad taste in dressing, with loud and clashing colors.

Aberration. Psychology: A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.
Chromatic aberration should be taxed. No one should be allowed to assault others with such a display of extreme bad taste.
Laura is almost a perfect woman, beautiful and loaded, but she is an acute and embarrassing case of chromatic aberration.

chromatic aberration

A major glitchy effect in editing videos that can suggest the presence of something otherworldly or affecting the broadcast. Often used as an editing choice in order to add spookiness or perhaps hidden details to the underlying story of a medium such as a show, movie, or ARG.
The red chromatic aberration in this one shot, given the context, suggests some type of arcane influence the character is under.

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Markiplier's 3 Scary Games series uses a lot of chromatic aberration to showcase the spooky side of certain characters and their intentions.

abort an aberration 

While doing something, to realize, through an epiphany, that it is meaningless/retargerous, and therefore abandon the project before it turns into a Frankenstein nightmare
I'd rather abort an aberration than go travelling 'round the world like gypsies and pirates

to abort an aberration 

to start doing something, epiphanetically realize that it's meaningless and/or retargerous, then aborting your project because you don't to suffer the subsequent negative consequences.
if, without engineering knowledge, you are going to build a electric chair in your basement, you better be prepared to abort an aberration

abort an aberration 

W hike doing something, to realize, through an epiphany, that it is meaningless/ retargerous, and therefore abandon the project before it turns into Frankenstein
I'd rather abort an aberration than go travelling round the world like gypsies and pirates

Abservation 

Looking and comparing midsections when out people watching.
Look at that hotties stomach! (Friend) Hey dude that's some serious bit of abservation!
Abservation by Paul Khanna June 27, 2008
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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.

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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
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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
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