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A person, typically from the North of England, who adopts a distinctive working-class style characterized by casual sportswear (often tracksuits), flat caps or baseball caps, and a tough or streetwise attitude. Similar to a "gopnik" in Eastern Europe, a chavnik is known for hanging out in groups, enjoying football culture, and often associated with cheeky banter, slang unique to Northern English dialects, and a sometimes rebellious, down-to-earth lifestyle.
"He was just loafing about the park, proper chavnik in his Adidas tracksuit."

"That bunch of lads are real chavniks, always up for a laugh down the local."
Chavnik by EXC4LIBUR June 2, 2025
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A chavnie is a slur for British people. This word surrounds itself by the British slang ‘chav,’ which was used against those who may hoe around and act like what you would call a ‘slut’ in America. Or maybe something you would call anyone named Deno Price
Astrid ( person 1 ) : hey look it’s Deno!
Kaia ( person 2 ) : oh my god, he’s such a chavnie
Chavnie by mommybooboobear July 2, 2021
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Channiko 

Someone that eats dog meat.
That Channiko over there likes to eat dog meat.
Channiko by BilliardBoss556 January 26, 2022
A Serbian internet warrior. Usually spams "Kosovo JE Srbjia" in every video.
Serbian Chetniks are CHATniks, Internet warriors
Chatnik by Albanian Marshal July 20, 2016
Chanika is the nicest person living on Earth! She is so cool, and you will be very lucky if you are friends with Chanika! Chanika is someone who is cute, nice, kind, polite, loving and caring! There is nothing bad about a Chanika!
"Hey, Tanvi, isn't that Chanika?"
"Oh yeah! I wish I was like Chanika!"

charnika 

Quite possibly the cutest, sweetest, and most attractive girl you'll ever meet. Not only is she pretty and hot, but she has great intellectual insight and is all around a perfect person. No matter what she does, you could never get mad at her. When you see her pictures, her smile, her eyes, you feel not only turned on, but content. Content because you know that she is everything you could ask for. A simple girl who is the life of the party.
Charnika I love you ,
charnika by Charnika February 11, 2014
Russian slang for someone in between a newbie and novice. Also a common synonym for moron often followed by a handpalm.
He's such a chainik.
Chainik by theRussian10 March 14, 2009
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Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
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the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
Word of the Day on August 29, 2026

Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026

young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
Word of the Day on August 25, 2026
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