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Nihilistic anarchist who may have coined the phrase "the will to destroy is a creative urge". During a brief association with Bakunin, a number of pamphlets appeared which may have been written by either or both of them, most famously "Catechism of a Revolution". The two soon fell out because Bakunin was not really a nihilist.

Nechaev's ideal was for revolutionaries to be utterly ruthless and prepared to take any action, however apparently immoral, which would further their cause (a bit like politicians, in other words).

Exiled from Russia after being accused of murdering a political associate; eventually deported to Russia and killed by the state.
To "do a Nechaev" is to act nihilistically. Most often used along the lines of, "I wasn't feeling like doing a Nechaev" (i.e. not feeling like extreme self-sacrifice and escalation).
Nechaev by Andy May 2, 2004
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Also called "Neecal" Any species of Giant Panda that eats purple bamboo. The bamboo they have been known to eat causes a psychadelic euphoria to overcome the panda, making them to appear very lachsadaisical and unresponsive. This is where the idea of the Pokemon "Snorlax" came from. Nechaels have also been known to chase pigeons native to Heidelberg, Germany.
I was walking down the street when a Nechael walked over and tried to steal my money.

Whoa! Look at that Neecal! It's tripping balls!
Nechael by jerry_curl July 28, 2011
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Nechael is a person who is super weird but amazingly funny and friendly. A Nechael is crazy but because of that they're very outgoing and will meet a lot of people. A Nechael always knows how to keep a smile on a persons face and can always have a fun time no matter where they go. A Nechael is easily the nicest person one could ever meet in their life. A Nechael is always going to be an amazing person, and a Nechael is presumably good looking too.
I was having a terrible day til that Nechael came along.
Nechael by samoht_74 August 5, 2011

Nechayev 

Alternative spelling of Nechaev.

Nihilistic anarchist who was associated briefly with Bakunin.
Either spelling is possibly correct because of difficulties transcribing Russian names in English.
Nechayev by Andy May 2, 2004

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
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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
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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
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