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Branighan 

Branighan's are one of a kind. They may hide their feelings about you or they may be brutally honest with you. They may not have a ton of friends but they have their few closest friends to keep them company
Branighan: you know your a bitch and you need to learn how to shut you ugly ass trap

Anonymous: oh hell no bitch. You wanna go?

Branighan: go where?

Anonymous: that's not what I meant

Branighan: cool *walks away*
Branighan by B-baller bran May 11, 2016
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Brannigan's law

Brannigan's Law states that one cannot interfere with an undeveloped planet..
"Brannigan's Law is like Brannigan's love: hard and fast"

zap brannigan 

Zap Brannigan is the captain of the Nimbus in the show Futurama. He is cocky, narcissistic, and desperately in love with Leela (or just wants to sleep with her). None of the main characters can really stand him and his sad attempts to look like a hero. He can, at times, be unprofessional, ignorant, wanting of attention, inappropriate, and sexist (but of course, that's what makes him Zap).
Zap brannigan:"Now you're now officially my woman. Kudos! I can't say I don't envy you."

Leela:"Zap, last night was a mistake."

Zap brannigan:"A sexy mistake."
zap brannigan by Daydaymag June 18, 2014

Zapp Brannigan 

A man who needs no introductionn.
Zapp Brannigan: I am the man with no name...Zapp Brannigan at your service.

The Brannigan Doctrine 

Also known as "zerging", the Brannigan Doctrine is named for the eponymous Zap Brannigan, who threw "wave after wave" of his own men until the kill bots reached their natural kill limit and shut down.

The Brannigan Doctrine is a staple feature of Russian military "strategy", which appears to consist of throwing "wave after wave" of conscripts at smaller nations only to suffer humiliating casualties at the hands of technically inferior militaries. First seen in the Russo-Finnish war of 1939-40, and then again in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
The Brannigan Doctrine is a staple feature of Russian military "strategy"

Zapp Brannigan 

A captain on Futurama that is the military equivalent of George W. Bush. Women are not allowed in his army as he likes sexually harassing them. Comes up with poor strategies to battles, such as sending waves of his own men out to be destroyed by "killbots," robots that die upon reaching a preset kill limit. He is also responsible for driving a space cruise into a black hole, destroying a $400 billion space station, and having a planet completely mined to the point where it implodes on itself.
Zapp Brannigan: The court shall now hear from the court marshall's ex-lover, Turanga Leela.
Leela: Go *BEEP* yourself.
Zapp Brannigan by dj gs68 September 4, 2003

Bringing up Laura Branigan 

A term used when a person is so sick they are throwing up what they consumed in the 80's.

Although names of other pop stars of the era may be used to define the amount of effort involved in emesis it is worth noting that there is some debate as to whether "Bringing up Pat Benatar" implies as deep a retching as "Bringing up Laura Branigan".

"Bringing up Rick Astley" is only ever used by people who didn't actually live through the 80's and who spend their days on YouTube.

Medical note: Known to cause Boerhaave's syndrome (effort rupture of the esophagus).
80's Survivor #1: "Heard you were really sick."
80's Survivor #2: "Oh, man, I was bringing up Laura Branigan."
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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.
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

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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?"
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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.

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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.
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