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Cage rat 

The term for girls who fight over one man like a bunch of rats in a cage with a peice of food
Danny said he was at a Dave Matthews band concert and all he could see were a bunch of greasy cage rats trying to jump on stage.
Cage rat by Mattricide February 6, 2018

rat in a cage 

Trapped by society. You hate your job, but you can't quit it, because you have to much dets, and don't want to disappoint people around you. Loveless marrage etc.
Hey, you look depressed, are you ok?

I'm just a rat in a cage. sometimes i think death is my only way out of this.

I just wanna live a different life.
rat in a cage by Bro_wesome September 6, 2014

cage rattled

Being emotionally disturbed by a person, thing, or event.
Man, Drakes always getting his cage rattled by Charlamagne's comments.
cage rattled by UT student24 November 26, 2013

Cage rattler 

Race track rumble strips. They rattle your cage.
I was racing go karts at Atlanta Motorsports Park and my left lung flew out of my body when I drove over the cage rattlers in turn 2
Cage rattler by Monkey832 April 9, 2022

Rattles my cage 

To be severely irritated or annoyed. Equivalent to "Grinds my gears" or "Pisses me off"
I hate this teacher! He just Rattles my cage!
Rattles my cage by Luke Austin April 11, 2008

Rattling the Cage 

To be pissing someone off a LOT! To make them 'rattled.' To diss or make fun.
person A: haha yo man, your new gf is a whore!

person B: shuddup man! you really get me mad when you say stuff like that.

person A: ight, sorry bro, didn't mean to go rattling the cage or anything.
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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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