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Ecliptic- 

pref. 1. An indication of severe incompetence; stupidity; 2. An insinuation of membership to the EclipticEmpire.
What an EclipticIdea.
Ecliptic- by Dave April 20, 2003

Ecliptic Express 

The train that appears in Resident Evil 0 that is occupied with Umbrella researchers. It is ambushed by the ressurected James Marcus' progenitor leeches, and is the very first outbreak that occurs within the series.
That was a hell load of leeches that landed on the Ecliptic Express
Ecliptic Express by A Merchant November 25, 2007

Ellipticalist 

A female or a gay boy that uses an elliptical for exercise.
Steve has really become an ellipticalist, what a faggot!
Ellipticalist by Awesome one May 6, 2014

ellipticated  

The verb (in the past tense) that describes the action of using an elliptical machine. This is more convenient and quicker than saying "I used the elliptical machine".
Milton: How was your workout?

Joe: It was radical! I ellipticated for 30 minutes.
ellipticated by Word Doctor March 4, 2009

elipticate 

To use an eliptical; the motion done when using an eliptical. VERB
I'm going to go elipticate.
elipticate by Jenna R January 7, 2008

Elliptical potato 

Person who watches television while working out at home on an elliptical trainer, on the base of a rating system in which tv shows get labeled as "worth watching from the couch" or "can totally be seen during exercise".

The tv shows belonging to this last category are watched just to keep track of the story while waiting for the occasional good episode that justifies remaining attached to a series that outrunned it's original concept, or for that one-per-episode cool computer graphic effect. They can be followed just fine by listening and looking at the screen every 5 seconds or so. In the case of movies, they usually are cheap B movies often downloaded from the internet or rented by mistake.

The key concept of this activity is multitasking, originating from the fact that:
a) one has not enough couch-time to watch tv from sitting positions
b) one lacks the determination to stay put and watch a now boring show just to see how it ends
c) one wants something to distract him from the pains of fat-burning.

See also: treadmill potato, stationary bike potato.
Tim: John, long time no see! Did you lose weight?

John: I really needed to free some space on my TiVo, so i elliptical potato'ed my way through the last season of Prison break and Heroes.
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Michael: Well, time to go, i need to burn some fat.
Ryan: The office is on tonight, are you gonna watch it while you exercise?
Michael: Hey, i might be an elliptical potato, but The office will *always* get some couch time from me.
Elliptical potato by keichix November 1, 2009
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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.
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Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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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
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New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
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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
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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?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
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