Skip to main content
Urban Dictionary Merch
Your favorite words on things you can wear, drink from, read, or give to a friend.
The Urban Dictionary Store sells gifts you’ll have to explain.
PEOPLE FROM CYPRUS who are pretty and some are ignorant and gossips but hey every race has their proplem people
cypriots = sometimes nice sometimes pain in the backside
cypriot by greekie#1 August 5, 2003
Cypriots are inhabitants of Cyprus. There are two types of Cypriots: Greek and Turkish.
I met Cypriots when I was in Cyprus.
Cypriot by Toronaga October 17, 2011
A person from the island of Cyprus. The most hospitable people on earth. Cypriots have greek origins. They speak Greek and have the same culture as mainland Greece. They are though doomed to live with the Turkish inhabitants of the island. (Doesn't matter, life goes on).
Cypriots are the best around!
Cypriot by MIALOS ADROPOS April 7, 2005

Cypriot Handshake

An unorthodox greeting whereby the dominant person will kiss the toes of the more submissive person and then their forehead.
Dave walked into the room where Dan was laying down and gave him the Cypriot handshake, Dave kissed Dan’s toes and then his forehead.
Cypriot Handshake by Softy101 September 29, 2021

cypriot coincidence 

when you hear something for the first time, and then almost immediately hear it again.
9AM: "hey, did you hear Jill is going to Cyprus for her honeymoon? Cypriots are hot!"

thinking...wow, I never realized that people from Cyprus are called Cypriots

12PM: "Let's go to that restaurant that has Cypriot food..."

shocked... i just learned the word today! what a cypriot coincidence!

Cypriot Effect 

The rise in salience of recently discussed or observed information, providing a heightened sensitivity in preparation for a subsequent observation of related stimuli, often resulting in a Cypriot coincidence.
Discussing Girl Scout cookies you realize that living in a city, you never see girl scouts. The heightened sensitivity of 'girl scouts' is the Cypriot Effect that perchance would result in the sighting of a girl scout in the city, a Cypriot Coincidence.
Cypriot Effect by fluggerbug September 24, 2009
More from Urban Dictionary

pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
Word of the Day on October 14, 2026

funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026
Load more