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Damn Karen Munchausen's Syndrome

a psychological disorder where a Karen pretends to be ill or deliberately produces symptoms of illness in themselves. Their main intention is to assume the "sick role" so that people care for them and they are the center of attention on social media spreading fake news, and fear tactics to gullible online users.
1. Forgive my mom, officer; she has Damn Karen Munchausen's Syndrome. No need for an ambulance.
2. She got her vaccine shot and now she's streaming her DKMS on TikTok
3. I can't wear a mask, I have Damn Karen Munchausen's Syndrome.
4. My Grandma is racist. That black person never touched her, she collapsed on her own to get attention. She doesn't have dementia, she has Damn Karen Munchausen's Syndrome.

Prefix, Karen can be in transitioned with Kevin Or Ken; Male Karen.

Workplace Munchausen Syndrome

Disorder in the workplace where the person who does the least (if any) amount of work does the most complaining about "how busy" or "how crazy" the office is in order to garner sympathy from customers. The irony is that the person displaying Workplace Munchausen Syndrome looks like a fool to most of the people they whine to, since they are standing around whining while the workplace grinds on behind them, thus proving that they are irrelevant to the work being performed and/or the biggest slacker in the workplace.
Tami continuously complained about "how crazy" the workplace had been for the last six weeks, despite the fact that her inbox was full, her outbox was empty, and the customer she was complaining to was there to complain that she hadn't processed his check. She clearly has Workplace Munchausen Syndrome.

Vehicular Munchausen syndrome by proxy 

Vehicular Munchausen syndrome by proxy (VMSP) is an automotive disorder in which an automobile owner repeatedly makes appointments for car trouble (such as strange noises, ignition problems) which then refuse to occur when at the repair shop for diagnosis.
"They brought their Saturn in again for that 'grinding noise.'"
"You can always tell when a couple like that is having troubles — it's totally Vehicular Munchausen syndrome by proxy ."

Healthcare Provider Munchausen syndrome by proxy

Healthcare Provider Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a mental illness and a form of patient abuse and psychological disorder of a doctor marked by attention-seeking behavior. The healthcare provider with HPMSP gains attention by seeking medical advice and direction from other providers and taking instructions from his handlers who are viewed as superior to him/her. The need for approval for their exaggerated or made-up symptoms of a patient entrusted in their care is the goal, even if they only have seen the patient one time. The doctor usually makes up fake symptoms (delusional disorder, paranoid,etc.) causes of real symptoms are never truthfully documented, are ignored which are usually due to Medical Human Trafficking of nonconsensual human experimentaton of Targeted Individuals. The doctor appears to the world as committed to her job and caring about her patients. When the truth is the healthcare provider's only interest in the patient is sitting back and enjoying watching the patient suffer and approval from his/her Handlers are what the HPMSP strives for and needs for their over inflated grandiose image of themselves. Doctors who suffer from this mental disorder usually rush to social media to slander the patient, violating the patients privacy rights and with the stroke of a pen enter an entire false narrative into the patients medical history.
Healthcare Provider Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Ms. Reid who is a victim on nonconsensual human experimention and Medical Human Trafficking requested a referral for a CT Scan. Dr. Grubbs is aware of the open secret that Ms. Reid is a Targeted Individual, yet Grubbs refuses the patient's request, and opts to try and medically gaslight and falsely document the patient as delusional. Immediately after their appointment Dr. Grubbs reaches out to #psychiatry and #primarycare providers on social media (violating HIPAA) painting herself as the hard working and caring provider, seeking the healthcare communities input on, “what do we do with patients whose brain is sick.” Grubbs makes herself appear as the caring suffering doctor and it pains her that she can’t help or heal her patient's sick brain. However, the patient's brain is illegally implanted with implants which the doctor is aware of and Dr. Grubbs terrorizes the patient behind closed doors.

Munchausen Syndrome by Technology 

When an IT worker, usually in a leadership role, deliberately messes up something that works well to make their job seem irreplaceable (i.e., the hero). Symptoms include front line staff and vendors running around frantically in a "sky is falling" scenario only to discover after great detective work and duress one pulled wire or misconfigured group policy, which was not that way yesterday.
"Check the cable?"

"The desk hasn't moved from this spot in ten years."

"Check it anyway."

"Well I'll be .... printer's working fine now! Fourth time this week. Peter was just here yesterday.... you thinking what i'm thinking?
"Munchausen Syndrome by Technology."
"bingo."

Munchousen syndrome 

A disorder characterized by spending extended periods of time in a dwelling while chomping on enormous quantities of food.
I wonder if da Coneheads had Munchousen syndrome, since they were always inviting others to join then for a "group-pig-out"?
Munchousen syndrome by QuacksO March 16, 2019
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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
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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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A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
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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
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