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Step outside yourself 

Phrase encouraging a listener to set aside their opinion on a particular subject and attempt to look at that same situation through the eyes of another in an attempt to understand that person's perspective and/or opinion.
After listening to Betsy's bullshit take on how horrible IV drug users are Kevin replied back, "Whatever, bitch, if you could hit yourself on your own you'd be just like them. How about you step outside yourself before you go talking shit about people who are just doing something that you wish you could do, you fucking hater".
Outism is a serious mental disorder in which a person's brain becomes completely overtaken by the character Outis from the game Limbus Company. A common symptom of outism is making deranged posts online that include images, videos, or text including Outis. These posts can range from being complete gibberish to crazed ramblings worshipping her.
"Ever since the season 2 stuff for Limbus got teased, my buddy went and posted the same picture of Outis's cat hood E.G.O 52 times in a row on his Instagram. I think he has outism."

Never Outshine the Master

The first rule from the book the 48 laws of power. It means to never ever show the full extent of your talents if it looks like it will pass your superior's.

Explanation: Superiors whether its teachers or bosses are just like any other people. They have insecurities and egos. Once you expose them they will do their best to bring you down to show they are at the top.

Applicable in business, education, relationships
Jane was confused why she was fired even though she was the most talented worker in the company. She didn't realize she made her boss insecure and should Never Outshine The Master.
When someone you don't want to talk to is walking ahead of you and you slow down to avoid catching up with them.
Ugh Brad, there goes Jen. Mad, Z, get back here! We totally have to outslow her.
outslow by L. Hoyes January 8, 2009

catch me outside how bow dat 

it means to step outside and do your business (kick someones ass)
bruh one: "bruh you one nasty ass fool"
bruh two: "catch me outside how bow dat?"

The Outskirts of Nowhere 

The place I moved because the middle of nowhere was too crowded.
ATTRACTIVE GIRL: Where do you live?
MAT: the outskirts of nowhere...
ATTRACTIVE GIRL: Lol why?
MAT: The middle of nowhere was too crowded!
BOTH: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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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
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

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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