Refers to someone who comes from the French Basque country and were seen as "other" by the Spaniards when they arrived in Spain in the middle ages. So, as the language evolved, and the Spaniards wished to speak disparagingly of a foreigner, they might call him a Gavacho. When the indigenous people of Mexico were learning Spanish, and heard the word, they incorporated it into the language too. Though the true etymology of the word refers to a person of French heritage from the Basque region it is now commonly used to refer to any and all Anglo-Americans.

Santa Fe is being ruined by all the anglos moving in with their gavacho ways.

gavacho by gavacho_too January 1, 2005

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Gavacho

White American. Not to be confused with Gringo, which is usually considered derogatory, Gavacho is a friendlier way to denote White Americans. Usually any word used in conjunction with Pinche is derogatory, such as Pinche Gringo, Pinche Gavacho, Pinche Americano, Pinche loco, etc.

Eran tres Gavachos que entraron a la tienda.

There were three white guys who entered the store.

Gavacho by Bruinpena May 13, 2009

Gabacho

Only Gringos call Gringos Gringos. Mexicans call Gringos > Gabachos.

yo, cholo, check out that Gabacho

Gabacho by rambling man February 19, 2012

gavacha

Spanish Meixcan way that reffers to a female,mostly white.

What you up to gavacha.

gavacha by Ap Juancho June 27, 2007

Gabacho

Chicano pejorative term for an English-speaking, non-Hispanic

The gabachos don't want to give drivers licenses to immigrants.

Gabacho by Cornholio September 29, 2003

Gabacho

Despective word, in Spain since 1530, to call all the frenchish.

are full of gabachos in the beaches of spain

Gabacho by Metanike August 29, 2016

crunchy

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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Galantir

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

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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

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Whale

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

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