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Just Don't Look Right

Shady characters that look like they have a propensity towards criminal activity.
The whole time I was on the look out for JDLRs, and there were plenty. All kinds of shady characters, but none working in pairs, none that fit the description of the fellows little Elsa described.

From Small Time Crooks, by Larry Kovaks, P.I.
JDLR by kovakspi February 28, 2009
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(Acronym) Pronunciation: Jay-Dee-Ell-Arr

Law Enforcement Term: Meaning: “Just Don’t Look Right.” Indicator of Hybauchery
Example:

Two cops see a fight
Cop 1: “What’s going on over there?”
Cop 2: “I don’t know, but it JDLR.”
Cop 1 “Let’s check it out.”
JDLR by tksanders3 February 22, 2010
Just doesn't look right
Guy 1: dude look at that chick
Guy 2: she has a adams apple that jdlr
JDLR by the mooseburger August 19, 2008
J-ust
D-oesn't
L-ook
R-ight
An ugly girl comes up to you at a bar and says, "Want to buy me a drink?" You say to your friend sitting next to you, "JDLR man, it just doesn't look right"
JDLR by EliJM August 21, 2008
Slang for "Just Doesn't look Right", Used by military/paramedics.
When someone is sick/wounded, usually pretty badly, but you just can't pinpoint the reasons/actual sickness for the problem.
The patient laid on the floor, a spotted tongue stickinv out and his skin looked a yellowish-green in tone. He had vomited 5 times by the time the paramedics got there.
Paramedic 1: "Gosh. What does he have?"
Paramedic 2 as he checks vitals: "No idea man. JDLR, we need to get him to the hospital ASAP
JDLR by ILOVEBEES68 May 23, 2018

Stealthie 

when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.

This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.
FRIEND A: "Did you just take a stealthie of me?"

FRIEND B (turning phone around): "no I was just using snapchat's new filter, see?"
Stealthie by gwenhyfar October 2, 2016
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