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Fact Checking 

A sinister new euphemism for censorship
After luring millions of people onto Facebook with the false promise of free friends and free sex, Mark Zuckerberg suddenly started "fact checking" our free speech until only the views in line with his his rich cronies' plot for world domination were allowed.
Fact Checking by D Flawless May 11, 2020

basket checking 

Looking at a man's crotch through his pants
Annlynne is a total basket checker. She was checking out the goods and basket checking like a champ.
basket checking by PresleyTheTrumpet November 19, 2013

Checking a man’s left hip 

When an annoying girl on tiktok posts about doing something random that has other implicit meaning and gives no further explanation so people are stuck wondering what her made up shit means.
This girl posted about checking a man’s left hip. She needs to get a life and stop wasting people’s time. Although all these people have time to waste if they are on tiktok.

checking the breeze of the storm

A one-man effort to create a meme
- "Hey, why is that guy wearing a shirt that says 'Wippity Woppity Waaap' ?"

- "Looks like he's checking the breeze of the storm and failing"

checking the digits 

v. Thorough and generally spontaneous inspection of one's fingers.
Aristotle: "Why is Socrates looking at his fingers?"
Plato: "Man, he's just checking the digits, ain't nothing wrong with that."

checking the baggage 

"Checking the baggage" refers to the act of arranging or rearranging the contents of one's trousers (i.e. penis and testicles) in order to ensure's one's own comfort while sitting, standing, playing the piano, etc.
Hamish missed his stop while riding the bus as he was busy checking the baggage and didn't hear the driver call out "Gropecunt Lane!"
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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
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
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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