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Jiveshake 

Similar to a hanshake except instead of grabbing the whole hand, the participants grab onto the base of the thumb.

Originates from mid 80's black hip-hop culture but is now an accepted greeting among all brothas

Variations include bending the fingers after release, snapping ones fingers or even a fist pound in some cases.
Since I have a diverse group of friends, I often have to switch from the handshake to the jiveshake.
Jiveshake by pp0525 January 8, 2008
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jiveturkey 

Slang term for an individual who is prone to exaggerating the truth greatly or an outright liar. Used predominately in 1970's
- "Wow Im so cool!"

- "Man you're nothing but a jiveturkey"
jiveturkey by Anonymous October 19, 2003
THIS BOY HAS SUCH NICE EYES AND HE PROLLY PLAYS FORT ON PC
he's chill and will be there for u

HES SO FUCKING DIRTY MINDED BUT THATS OK- :D
Person: im smartter than u
jivesh: nobody asked
person: i did
jivesh: ur mom
Jimetha is the life of the party. He is kind to all and is not afraid to drink two forties at one.
I hope Uncle Jimetha is there tonight- he gets his money’s worth at an open bar.
jimetha by Clarice502 January 14, 2021
Y'all need a Jireth in your lives.
jireth by lekkie November 23, 2021
This name has only ever been found in an ancient Sumerian clay tablet, or at least we think it was this. Quite a bit of blood had congealed on the tablet, and it looked like someone had tried to burn it. Mind you, the blood would normally be quite unsightly in and of itself but some poor bugger seemed to have been tied to an obsidian sacrificial stone with the tablet on his chest, and we only found this stone in a sealed chamber. Current translations of the plaque on the chamber range from "Here lies the name of that being who shall be glorious beyond measure, but be careful for the glory of the name may be too much for the beholder." to "Your wife is a big respectful hippo whose dung-beetles may rule with ever-lasting flatulence", depending on subjective opinions of slight accents on the script. Personally, I find the second one rather doubtful if only because my wife isn't particularly big relative to the population mean (although in America, that's not saying much)."
1. Jivesh. Incidentally, I own a pretty upscale drug farm and we'll have a discount ready for you!
2. Jivesh. AAARRGRGRHRHGRHRH!! the second phrase has been postulated to mean "I would like to eat your foot!"

(see Pratchett, 1994) and "Wonderful weather we're having!", although only the Welsh seem to interpret it the second way
jivesh by disembowel_meself_honorably September 19, 2017
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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.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

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
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

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
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
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