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Colloquialism 

Urban dictionary would be dead without colloquialisms
Colloquialism by nevergonnagiveyouup December 16, 2008

colloquialism 

a special use of a common word in a certain geographical region or a word/phrase particular to a region.
In western PA, people may use the colloquialism "red up your room" to tell a child to clean his or her bedroom.
colloquialism by Lacy October 8, 2003

colloquialism 

slang, a word or term that only a few people use, or that's not in common language.
I call it verbal jizm. you call it a colloquialism.
Much of urban language is composed of colloquialisms
colloquialism by spot off October 7, 2003

vaginal colloquialism 

A phrase to describe the vast number of names for the key part of the female anatomy coined by both men and women. Television shows like Oprah and Sex in the City seem to have given rise to terms such as:

Kitty
Punani
Vajayjay
Cooter
Cha Cha
Honey pot
Coochie
Muff
Hoo ha
Beaver
Box
Bits and pieces
Yum yum
Poon
Lady business
Goodies
Na na
Lala
Cho cho

Pussy
Treasure Chest
Whenever men or women are uncomfortable with the conversation or the topic in general, they typically resort to using a vaginal colloquialism to describe the parts in question.

"Baby I am needing you in a bad way, any chance I can get a brief visit with the honey pot this morning."

"No honey pot for you honey, my vajajay is in lockdown this morning"
vaginal colloquialism by damndiver January 21, 2010

colloquialism 

An informal expression that is more often used in casual conversation than in formal speech or writing.A slang term used in the current culture. Since the culture evolves so will the slangterms/colloquialisms revelant to that era.
"Friends of the chancellor revealed that he had described Labour MPs as disappointing numpties, a colloquialism meaning idiots."
(Neil Rafferty, "Queen Opens a Pricey Piece of Scots History." The Sunday Times, Oct. 10, 2004)

"I think country gets dumped on across the board by the Grammys." (Toby Keith)

She was recently dumped by her fiance.

"There are traces of cliche ('a tough nut to crack'), attempts at fey colloquialism ('Sometimes I like to sample the zeitgeist') and laboured bits of banter."
(Alastair Sooke, "Self's Punishment." The Times, Dec. 17, 2004)
colloquialism by therev1953 November 29, 2010

Ghetto Colloquialisms

Casual speech that incorporates ghetto slang.
That white boy has no right to bust out those ghetto colloquialisms.
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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.

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
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
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

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.

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.
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.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

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."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026
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