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(nov-ick) Adjective. Qualifier of culture, time, or society.

A specific era, age, or zeitgeist such that the time-period is uniquely dominated by previously unknown characteristic experiences, thoughts, or other cultural facets.

A specific type of paradigm shift such that such a shift has not occurred to the knowledge of those experiencing the change in culture.

Etymology:
Portmanteau of Latin words "Novus" and "Hic" which mean "new" and "modern" respectively.

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Novhical (nov-ick-al) Adjective. Qualifier of the items related to causing a novhic.

The specific actions, items, or events that caused a novhic.
The NSA monitoring the American people was novhic for American culture.
The internet age was a novhic of the 20th century, and thus the internet was novhical.
Novhic by Misdirects.by.Mr.X June 14, 2013
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From: novice
Exhibiting the extreme ability at being novice.

1. A novices deed or utterance
He proved his novicity by saying 2+2 was 5
Novicity by Pwner of Novices December 1, 2003
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novichok hangover 

A hangover so extreme that you wake up on a park bench in the morning convulsing and bothing on yourself.

Girl. you were hanging out of your arse at the disco last night.

Guy. Yeah i woke up with a novichok hangover.
A reverse mohican hairstyle. Bald in the middle, long at the sides - a la Terry Nutkins.
Check out grandads nohican.
nohican by Buzz Meeks February 8, 2008
Someone who is unexperienced at a event or game.
Shut up Obey your Such a Novice
Obey is a Novice
Novice by Broken aka F!nk May 19, 2006
Nothic is a combination of the words 'not' and 'gothic' and pretty much have the self-explanitory meaning of someone who is not gothic, but a wannabe or poser. Many people think they are gothic since they buy clothes at Hot Topic, wear black, cut themselves, act depressed, listen to depressing music, and/or anything stereotypical or real of the gothic subculture without actually knowing anything about what it really means to be a part of the gothic subculture.

First of all, Hot Topic sells clothing. Not gothic clothing nor preppy clothing, just clothing. In the early years of Hot Topic, the clothing appealed to many goths, but because of high prices and cheap quality, the real goths quickly turned away. Most true goths create their own clothing. Still, some goths do wear clothing from Hot Topic, but it does not make them goths. Any person who believes they are a goth because they wear clothing from Hot Topic is a poser. I want to be very clear on this.
Poser: Oh my God! You have got to see these new pants I got from Hot Topic! They are so gothic, they're made from cheaply processed cotton that'll fade from black to light gray after the first wash and poorly sewn together seams made by a twelve year old seamstress from Korea, and best of all, they only cost me fifty-five of my hard-earned dollars to purchase them instead of waiting for them to go on clearance sale for half-price in a week!
nothic by Penguin May 22, 2005

novice mistake 

Novice- Someone who is unexperienced or sucks at life in a certain subject or activity.

Novice mistake- doing something that is ridiculous or not close to being reasonable.
"Damn, John should have hit-it-and quit it, that sucks he has a bitchy girlfriend now."

"Yea, he made a novice mistake by hooking up with that bitch."
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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."
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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