Kramer: Our eyes met across the crowded hat store. I, a customer, and she a coquettish haberdasher. Oh, I pursued and she withdrew, then she pursued and I withdrew, and so we danced. I burned for her, much like the burning during urination that I would experience soon afterwards...

haberdasher by Timato Five April 3, 2005

haberdasher

1. A dealer in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and thread; also, a hatter.

2. A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions, as laces, silks, trimmings, etc.
(primarily british)

"The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats."
Customer: "hello guvn'r. I needs a cap"
Haberdasher: "good day sir. Might i intrest u in this fine 8/4" lambskin cap?"
Customer: "Blimey, 'tis a fine hat. I shall purchasae it. How much, whot whot?

haberdasher by faggo delux February 19, 2005

rectal haberdashery

Complex term used to describe an asshat, typically so the asshat standing in front of you doesn't understand what you said.

You: Hey, look at that fine example of rectal haberdashery holding up the line.
Asshat: Rectal what? Was that a compliment?

rectal haberdashery by rm_you November 3, 2005

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

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

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026