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The bowel movement (usually enormous) that one has after over-eating during a diet. This usually is quite painful as the excrement shoots out of the anus in an explosion of gas and fecal build-up.
Yo, my brother be losing all that weight but went to Hardee's and had a Canlis that almost blew up the toilet!
Canlis by Keith Armstrong September 22, 2017
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Canadian literature.

Overall, a literary 'scene' that used to hinge on rural tropes, miserable long winters, hockey eh, and ironic heroism. Yet with the rise of postmodernism and cultural globalization, Canlit has 'evolved' to literature frequently mired in identity, cultural appropriation, sexuality, power politics and other vain pretentious postmodern rubbish.

Canlit is a potemkin cultural effort to establish literary relevance, because Canada is actually a first world resource colony / banana republic, with culture determined by difference, resentment and a lust for reparations. Perhaps Canlit stands as a global signpost for the age of vacuous social media, rebooted CGI films, musical mashups approximating innovative originality, and a general loss of humanist transcendence in the wake of ascendant cybernetic fascism.
Sheldon: "Read anything good lately?"
Whitey: "MmmmHmmm yes some good Canlit!"
Sheldon: "Oh ye soap opera gobshite - to the dust bin now."

OR

Laura: "Professor ShamishBBBlashga just published a real tour de force for Canlit! A booker awaits on the horizon."
Ellen: "Oh geeez eeeeesh - yeah another grant-absorbing pomo wannabe drunk prof leads the way, eh?"
Laura: "He brought some students along for the ride!"
Ellen: "Yes, we all know that, wink-wink!"
CanLit by RonMac December 15, 2019
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whats in the canister 

I could tell ya but then I'd have to kill ya
As for whats in the canister it's best you don't ask

Calisthenician 

Someone who has become one with the art of calisthenics.
Person 1: hey man, I can't do a single pull up
Person 2: bro, then you're not a true calisthenician

Câlisse 

Multifaceted French Canadian word. In the same league as Ostie, Tabarnak, Sacrament, Criss. Comes from a deformation of the Christian religion word Chalice.
Can be used interchangeably in any blasphemous phrase such as:

"Criss de tabarnak de sacrament d'ostie d'câlisse..." or
"Câlisse qui fait frette" (it is freaking cold) or
"Câlisse de cave" (You're/He is fuc&?*#% stupid) or
"Câlisse que j'ai faim" (I'm fuc&?*#% starving)
Câlisse by toecap April 30, 2013

hipster calisthenics 

That time when you have to do lunges, squats, and knee lifts in your skinny jeans to prevent your pants from cutting off circulation to your legs.
"I think the dryer may have shrunk my Dickie's, I'd better do some hipster calisthenics."
(Noun.) Comes from Greek background and means "most beautiful". Calista is a very rare name, and usually is accompanied by a very rare person. Calista will always know how to brighten up your day. Often they will come with blonde or red hair. Outgoing, smart, weird at times, and very creative. But always beautiful inside and out. Their smiles are contagious. Calistas are known for being great kissers, and having a way with words. If you know a Calista, NEVER let her out of your sight.
"Dang she's amazing"

"Is her name Calista?"
"How did you know?!"
Calista by MysterymaxxX30934 January 11, 2014
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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?"
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murderhobo 

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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.
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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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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."
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Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
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