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He's a "Big McGaffer" 

My definition has always been, in Chicago political parlance, it's often used to indicate the boss, the top guy, the go-to-guy for clout, favors, jobs, etc., but when policemen, firemen, tradesmen, news paper reporters and political hacks etc., use the reference they usually mean it in a derogatory way, as in, ("Oh yeah, he's a "Big McGaffer"?) In this usage, they mean he's an obnoxious, big mouth who thinks he's a big shot, often looked upon as blow-hard, fool, or a phony politician wannabe? A mope, as in "Mickey the Mope", another Chicago classic, pretty much inter-changeable with "Big McGaffer"! A guy who thinks he's all that! ("Dat friend a yours thinks he's a "Big McGaffer", he ain't nut'in but a ,,,,mope"!)

The word is probably spelled as "McGaffer", but it's usually pronounced "MA"-Gaffer! In Chicago anyways!
"Dat friend a yours thinks he's a "Big McGaffer", he ain't nut'in but a ,,,,mope"!

Your brother-in-law thinks just cause he works for the city, he's a Big McGaffer"!
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In 18th Century Irish lore, the object of Lord Benedict's unsavory male affections.

Also, more recently, can be simply referred to as a Benedict.
Look at those fine McGaffers over there!
McGaffer by TMS Eng September 23, 2011
A sexual act that involves defecating on someone through a hammock.
"The boss Mcaffee'd me today!"
"He shit in your mouth you while relaxing in a hammock?"
"Yep, I'm going to be working through the weekend while he relaxes, now that he dumped this on my plate on a Thursday. "
Mcaffee by swordsaint0 June 23, 2021

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
Word of the Day on May 25, 2026

Summer Teeth 

When someone has a lot of missing teeth.
Mannn, that dude has summer teeth!
What do you mean?
Summer here, summer there...
Summer Teeth by BeckPot August 2, 2012
Word of the Day on May 24, 2026
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
Word of the Day on May 23, 2026