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Hanseling 

Named for the action of Hansel (and Gretel) from "Hansel and Gretel," the Grimms' fairy tale, as they dropped stones or bread, in turn, to mark their path through the forest.

Forms may include: Hanseling (or lower case, hanseling), a verb; to hansel, a verb; or Proper noun, Hansel (meaning one who drops carelessly in described manner, or any variation of such).

Hanseling is the term used when items, carelessly or purposely, are dropped (possibly in a meandering or careless path-like manner) as a man or boy walks; Greteling is the identical term when a woman or girl walks and drops items in similar manner.

So there is the male version: Hanseling. The female version: Greteling. Either caps or lowercase: Hanseling or hanseling; Greteling or greteling.

The term was initially used years ago when small boys would fail to stay put at meals, and would carry their meals or snacks around the house, haphazardly dropping crumbs or chunks of food in paths around the house.
The term not only includes eating and dropping crumbs, but can broadly include dropping any item (such as clothes, paper, trash, etc.), often in an unthinking or inconsiderate manner.

It can further include not wiping ones' feet at the door, and hanseling mud throughout the home. Etc.
Stop the messes Hansel! No more hanseling around the house eating handfuls of Fruity Pebbles!
Hanseling by Candycasa November 24, 2009

Hesseling 

To sleep in a vehicle while traveling rather than in a motel or campground
He's Hesseling his way up to Alaska.
Hesseling by Pale Tushy October 1, 2006

Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink

A football player who currently plays for Celtic, and has the best fucking name in the world.
Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink: Hi, my names Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink

Random Guy: WHOA MAN, ITS LIKE IM ON LSD
Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink by Ulphy September 22, 2008

Hanseling 

(verb) The act of keeping a child locked inside the house for extended periods of time while feeding them copious amounts of junk food to fatten them up.
It shouldn't be acceptable to always be hanseling your children.
Hanseling by MEPA's March 16, 2021

ashton hesseling 

A sexy guy who loves to have sex. Funny, loving and who is brave.
ashton hesseling by pumpkinrocks December 30, 2015
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