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Hysterical 

adjective
1.
deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion.
2.
PSYCHIATRY
relating to, associated with, or suffering from hysteria
“1 - hysterical laughter"
“2 - the doctor thinks the condition is partly hysterical"
Hysterical by SirHiccle December 23, 2018

Nine hysterical women 

An overwhelming and practical response from the fans to events in a TV series, book, film, etc.

The first nine hysterical women were Torchwood fans, who sent coffee and letters to the BBC protesting against the death of Ianto Jones. Over 900 people registered on one LiveJournal community alone.
Russell T Davies: "The 'controversy' over Ianto's death is just nine hysterical women."

Or:
If (character) dies this series, they'll have nine hysterical women on their hands.

hilarical 

Uncontrollably funny! A combination of:hilarious AND hysterical.
That joke about your boss was HILARICAL!
hilarical by SScarlet January 6, 2008

hilarical 

Something that is both hilarious and hysterical, hence hilarical.
Tom: And then she crashed her car for a seventh time in one day.
Me: Oh shit, that's hilarical
hilarical by The Doughboy November 6, 2008

hysterical laughter 

To come face to face with an epiphany moment that results in an instantaneous burst of uncontrollable laughter for a prolonged period of time.
I suppressed the thought of being pregnant while getting through final exams followed by a trip to the pharmacy. As soon as I saw the result of my pregnancy test I broke out into hysterical laughter.

Hysterical Mexican Syndrome 

Hysterical Mexican Syndrome (HMS) A member of the Hispanic community whom over reacts to any situation, emergent or non emergent, which results in hyperventilation, crying, yelling, faking unresponsiveness, and abuse of the 911 system.
Maria called 911 because her baby threw up. Maria was treated for hyperventilation s/p Hysterical Mexican Syndrome, the kid was given a Tylenol.
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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.

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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
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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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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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