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encroach 

approaching or intruding, especially in a gradual or sneaking way; advancing beyond customary limits.
She began to encroach on Marisas sandwich. But marisa caught her in time.
encroach by Morgan tee January 28, 2008

eyecrometer

A fictional tool employed when measuring something to within a degree of "close enough" by eye.
This isn't the space shuttle- my eyecrometer will be accurate enough to get it done.

Encroyable

Encroyable come from the Latin word "Incredible" but on a much larger scale.
Buddy is on pace for 26 hours of talk time today, encroyable!
Encroyable by CornOnTheCobby January 13, 2017
An encrypted phone used by dark operatives such as drug dealers to evade surveillance.
Yo dumbass! Why you calling the boss on your iPhone? Use the encro innit!
Encro by anonymous November 14, 2020

Encroachment 

The act of encroachment refers to when someone is invading your space or your zone in an innapropriate way. Encroachment happens on all levels whether it's your older brother dropping game on your girlfriend, or when your roomates friend stays at your house for over a week and drinks all of your soymilk.
Note: When being encroached upon, one can throw a red flag or call a foul in order to identify and prevent any further damage which may be caused.
Man, i'd be way more comfortable chillin at my place if i didn't have multiple dudes there at any given moment. I might have to call them out on their encroachment and tell them to beat it.
Encroachment by Christian Kirk August 19, 2006

seat encroacher 

When you are sitting on an airplane and the person next to you is taller or fatter so parts of their body start to spread to your seay making you uncomfortable.
The obese woman's thigh was touching mine on the airplane. What a seat encroacher!

I had to put a pillow next to the seat divider because the man's elbow were in my space. I hoped when his elbow touched the pillow he would stop being a seat encroacher. At the very least, he'd be touching the pillow and not me.
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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.

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