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atmospheric reentry 

A sudden change in mood from euphoric and positive to depressed and negative due to a certain event or information.
I was really happy, but then my bad mark caused an atmospheric reentry.

Atmospheric River 

This phrase has been popularized of late. It refers to a weather system that is bringing lots of precipitation. It's like a river of water but in the sky or atmosphere. It's what we once referred to as a rain storm or rainy weather. An extended period of rain.
Citizens in western British Columbia are concerned about flooding due to an Atmospheric River heading towards the Province.
Atmospheric River by Jazzcat60 November 25, 2021

atmospheric black metal 

humanity's greatest musical achievement and the best music genre ever and if you disagree you're retarded
A: i fucking hate atmospheric black metal
B: *shoves a spear up A's ass*
atmospheric black metal by allahfucker September 12, 2022

Atmospheric Dynamics 

A really difficult series of undergraduate and an almost impossible series of graduate Meteorology courses where you are forced, against your will, to derive a lot of pointless shit. Avoid at all costs.

Syn: Succubus, Marriage, Graduate School, and any other thing that leaves the victim completely devoid of a life.
"Hey Ted, wanna hit the bars?

No I can't, I have Atmospheric Dynamics homework to do.

Didn't you do it last night?

Are you kidding me, that shit takes up about 4 hours of my night... EVERY NIGHT!

Sucks to be you Ted!"

atmospheric impedance 

Condescending geek speak for suggesting that your power cord is unplugged. Used to make people with social lives to feel as though they've been bested by a being whose diet consists primarily of Cheetos and Mountain Dew.
User: My computer won't turn on.

IT Guy: Perhaps it's a PEBKAC error, or your AC cable may be experiencing atmospheric impedance.

User: Atmos...? Ooooh! Heh, very clever. I'll have to share that one with my hot girlfriend.

IT Guy: I'm so lonely.

Atmospheric absorption theory 

There are a bunch of disembodied dicks and assholes floating in the sky and they are fucking so fast that the air around it absorbs the energy, forming the image of a cloud. Except all the assholes are yours.
Look at that cloud!
Yeah, I know about atmospheric absorption theory.
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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."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
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