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A Yiddish insult meaning a thief, con man, or other such unscrupulous and untrustworthy character looking to conduct a scam, ripoff, or similar evil and dishonest method of personal gain.

The word is an insult. A ganef wouldn't generally call himself a ganef, no matter how proud of himself he was, but he might be angrily called a ganef by his victim.
Bernie Madoff convinced me to put my life's savings into his ponzi scheme. That no-good ganef cost me everything!
ganef by Rob T Firefly August 15, 2011
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Gangefication 

When you rent/lease a unit to Indian people causing an intense curry smell to linger (even if they moved out). This causes damage to the property, and only other Indians would be willing to move in.
Nah, don’t rent there. That place had hella gangefication. You’d never get rid of that smell!
Gangefication by LIlI1l0l|lO10 January 1, 2021
The greatest person in a social gathering and a precious personality. A great person to have around always.
Look a Ganeev
Ganeev by Fuckthis_____shit May 2, 2020
ganeesh is the next level of hotness

hot is nothing compared to ganeesh
basically means fit but is a more special word for those cool dudes out there
oi you, your soooooo ganeesh * insert hair flick and cheeky wink
ganeesh by ganeesha101 June 7, 2018
Ganeet is an Indian girl who, in which is someone I know, enjoys food (cuz why not), who has very thick and puffy hair, has a very exciting personality, gets EXTREMELY nervous while presenting something to someone, she is a very crazy, weird, and energetic person when it comes to food. She also hosts parties, in which anyone can come to, who is very caring, gentle, soft (not in a physical way), and hates hugs from strangers.
Did you hear that Ganeet is hosting a party today?
ganeet by The Killer Bunny November 16, 2018

ganeefah 

Imaad’s baby ❤️
Woah Ganeefah is the bomb , THE real fucking champion
ganeefah by notinusetho April 19, 2019
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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