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To run off, to avoid a situation, to escape from danger
(Nigerian slang)
This country is not worth it. I need to jaapa as soon as possible
Jaapa by SkylarNG89 November 19, 2020
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jampaloon 

(noun) When you go on a road trip with nothing but a puppet but you force feed him real food.
Steve's on a jampaloon and he'll be back on thursday.
jampaloon by Seigen sareta October 7, 2014
Related Words
Jaapa jaapar japa Jaap jaafar Jampa jaipal Jalpa Japahoe Jaaag

Japan is attacking 

When a girl is in public or too embarrassed to say this is a common code for "I'm on my period". It is symbolized by Japan's flag being white with a red dot, or period, on it.
Hannah: Japan is attacking, full force
Holly: Do you have the ammunition?
Hannah: We're running low
Holly: *slides tampon or pad into Hannah's hand*

Sea of Japan 

A misnomer endorsed by the Japanese government itself and supported by the majority of the gullible and uneducated population of Japan with no regards to history whatsoever.
The Japanese think that the so called "sea of japan" is the body of water between S.Korea and Japan. However, that body of water has been called the East Sea (in relation to Korea) for over 2000 years and represented in maps both in Europe as well as Japan as the EAST SEA.
Dumb Avg. Jap: Herro, i gous pishin to da shea of japaaaan!!!

Rare, educated Jap: What you idiot?

Dumb Avg. Jap: Da see of japan raer i goin pish!

Rare, educated Jap: You're a fool. The "Sea of Japan" is non existent. It's made up by our incompetent, dumb government. It's been called the East Sea for 2000 years and recorded on European maps as the East Sea since the 16th cent. People like you are the reason why our population as a whole is regarded to be dumb and ignorant.

Dumb Avg. Jap: Noooooooouuu! Eberybady call it da Shea of Japan! Japanesh Wocks!!

Rare, educated Jap: smh, smh.
Sea of Japan by unbiasedguyyy July 30, 2010
Verb

Japa originates from two yoruba words Ja which means to run and Pa which is used to exaggerate any verb in yoruba language.

Japa means to run swiftly out of a dangerous situation.
If you see a sars anywhere in Lagos, my friend Japa.

Someone that hasn’t met you telling you they miss you Japa.
Japa by OGYD July 3, 2018
Jovs: Hi loves!
Karen: Jakpat ka koya Jovs!!
Jakpat by awitsayo August 23, 2022
The sort of person who would go away for a weekend with his wife to a hotel somewhere romantic and spend the entire night flirting outrageously with a waitress and it's OK because he's got a Jaaag.
Jaaag by JaaagMan July 24, 2011
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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.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear
hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh
hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026
Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot 

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".
Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."
God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011
Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken 

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.
Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?
city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006
Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake
“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”
Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026
Word of the Day on September 16, 2026
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