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in lieu (of) ~ instead (of) / in place (of)

archaic noun "the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another"
He worked on Sunday and took Monday off in lieu.
They gave some books in lieu of payment for the work I did.
It will be gone, and you will have nothing valuable in lieu of it.
lieu by VirusCZ December 21, 2019
A word to shout when one is enlightened by something
Female 1: Lieu!
Female 2: what are you so happy about?
Female 1: I got an A on my exam!
Female 2: oh lieu!
Lieu by Lieu@2 July 12, 2009
instead of; in the place of
In lieu of having a test today, we are going to have a class discussion.
in lieu by fbiwannab February 9, 2006

time in lieu

Leave nominally granted to an employee in return for working extra hours outside the agreed arrangements. Is often spent working from home because said employee in obsessed with work and has ADHD. Such time could be better spent buying a rug or coffee table from Heathcote.
Fingers: Yo, I'm taking tomorrow as time in lieu for working on Sunday, OK?
Mr T: Alright. Are you going to buy that rug from Rozelle?
time in lieu by 3nigm@ July 5, 2009

Bac Lieu 

Bac Lieu is a name of a town and province in Vietnam in which it also resides within

The slang meaning of Bac Lieu is that it was meanings as it can be used as an adjective in a sentence but mostly used in a sexual context
To tell someone to go Fuck off or to Fuck themselves you would say; go bac lieu yourself.

Getting ripped off or sabotage; this person bac lieu'd me over

To have sex or to ejaculate; I want to bac lieu this chick, or this girl is so hot I bac lieu'd myself
Bac Lieu by anon....... April 4, 2011
Teaches 7a at jhsps
ms.lieu is a math, science, and art teacher
ms.lieu by Homer the prostetute March 31, 2021
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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.
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."
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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
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