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Refers to your country of origin. Which may not be the country you were born in, but the country of your ethnicity or race. Where your parents/grandparents/ancestors were originally from.
Hurlbut: "You said that you go 'back home', now what do you mean by Back Home"?
Malcom X: "Back among our own people, back into our original civilisation"
Back Home by minarani November 26, 2012
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Back Home Baller 

The condition when one goes home to visit family, and since they visit home rarely, are treated very well by parents when they return.
I'm a back home baller. I do what I want and I get what I want cause my parents miss their daughter.
Back Home Baller by Browncoat83 December 17, 2014

Loser back home 

An expat in a good social, romantic and/or financial situation that the speaker believes he would not be have been able to achieve back home. Pejorative; implies that the subject became an expat because he "couldn't hack it" among his countrymen.
Often abbreviated to "LBH", but that page has a kajillion definitions saying it stands for "let's be honest".
Related terms: Sexpat, laowai.
Tim's been making good money working in China, and he has a beautiful girlfriend, but his fellow Americans can tell he's a loser back home.
Loser back home by sapodilla August 9, 2021
Word of the Day on March 13, 2025

take it back home 

to make it happen; to take care of business; to accomplish something of significance
"With swollen pockets we gon' take it back home.." - M.A.R.S, featured on the "Clones" by the Roots
take it back home by Gee` September 6, 2005

Come back home 

a term used for when you reminiscing about your ex or you miss them
“bru trinity needa come back home”
Come back home by Aleigha June 22, 2023

Have her back home by 11:00 

Really means bring her back no later than 10:30.
Overprotective Father: Let me remind you that it's MY daughter you're dating. You'd better have her back home by 11:00, or so help me, you WILL marry her!

Boyfriend: 10:30. Got it.

Sending Gatsby back home

A euphemism for sexual intercourse, presumably derived from the fact that Gatsby lived in a place called "West Egg." The resulting euphemism implies that the sex is intended to result in pregnancy.
Matt- "Dude, when I go abroad next year I'm gonna be 'sending Gatsby back home' all night, every night!"
Dave- "Matt, the last thing we need is a whole shit ton of pregnant furries."
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
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Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

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."
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
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