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(Verb)
The act of taking advantage of another person's good fortune, opportunity, ammenity or planned activity without monetary, physical or other contribution. Often the victims tolerate or invite the offense due to friendship or familial loyalty, and in most cases the perpetrator is a self-admitted/shameless opportunist.
I don't have a club membership, my sister lets me glomm on to hers.

He's always glomming on to everyone's food and never brings anything to add to the cookout.

She never leads the paceline when we cycle, she just gets in line and drafts, glomming on to everyone else's effort.
Glomm by SteelBldgLady August 23, 2011
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The sticky drippings on your hand when using a self service soda fountain. Usually drips from the neighboring flavor spigot or more likely, drips onto your hand from the spigot you are using as you remove the cup of soda. Will most likely run down hand to sleeve if wearing a white shirt on way to work or social function.

Big Gulp machines at 7-11s are notorious for dripping such glomus on the hands of patrons who then wipe it with a napkin by the hot dogs and leave the napkin laying on the counter.
"AARRRRRGH! This Diet Coke glomus just dripped onto my white coat. I look like a damn dalmation."

"Get yourself a Big Gulp but make sure to wipe any glomus off of your hands before you get in my car."
glomus by Spudsy G November 24, 2013

June Gloom 

Extremely annoying late spring to early summer (and sometimes all summer long) weather phenomenon in coastal Southern California that causes relentless, damp, dreary, miserable weather with drizzle and fog for weeks without end at the beaches. It sometimes spreads into the mountains. This shocks tourists who come to 'sunny Southern California' to instead find themselves in Alaska. It spoils beach days a'plenty and for most locals is the most dreaded time of the year. Number 1 cause for Seasonal Affective Disorder in Southern California. A.k.a. May Gray.
Tourist from East Coast: We're going to sunny Southern California to celebrate Memorial Day and the start of summer.
(Tourist arrives in San Diego)
Tourist: What's up with this stupid weather. Where is the sun?
Local: This is our June Gloom. We've just entered into winter in San Diego. You'll be very lucky if you see the sun at all the next month.

June Gloom by Boxcar Bob June 12, 2007
v, to glomp
NOT sexual, it is the action of one person lovingly (and dramatically) attacking another with a hug.
A glomp is often preadatory and lies somewhere in the grey area between a caring embrace, and a flying leap to tackle someone.
The term is used extesively in anime culture, as well as online in text form (anime because many anime characters do this often, and online because it is short and descriptive).
real life:
A runs at B as if to bowl her over, but instead picks up B and spins her around while squeezing her tightly.

online:
-*glomp!*
=hi!.. *squeek!* cant breathe ^-^
-*loosens grip*
Glomp by Angelknight dotorg February 18, 2003
Word of the Day on December 20, 2024

Glimmer Man

A glimmer man (sometimes rendered as "glimmerman") was a name unofficially, but universally, applied to inspectors who were employed by coal gas manufacturers in Ireland to detect the use of gas in breach of rationing restrictioons during the Emergency (ie. WW2) from March 1942 and in some places as late as 1947.

The term is now used as a metaphor for bureaucratic intrusion into privacy.
"Rattled by the glimmer man, the boogie man, the holy man" - lyric from "Faithful Departed" by Phil Chevron.

"Gas could be used only on certain hours of the day and hence the arrival of the Glimmer man."
Glimmer Man by Alberto Rosso June 9, 2009

Gloom Lobster 

Hey Cleatus, why you such a Gloom Lobster?
Gloom Lobster by MonkeyHonk November 8, 2011
Describes the mood of one in a perpetual state of self-loathing and depression.
A gloombt Hershman cut a sorry figure in the crowd, upon learning that there was no peanut butter left.

Having had sex with one too many girls, Hershman's blue balls made him all the more gloombt.

As the kind chef at Subway accidently puts salad in Hershman's sandwich, he is immediately overwhelmed by a cloud of gloombt.
Gloombt by The Gloombtmeister February 14, 2012
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NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

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
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

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."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

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
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
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