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Phonetic 

Spelling things the way they sound
The phonetic spelling of fir is "fer"
Phonetic by Cassidy Peterson January 21, 2004

phonetic 

A style of speaking that involves confusing the listener with quickly spoken syllables and many consonant sounds in a row. Could be done while rapping.

This originated from microsoft.com's "A parent's primer to computer slang"
Yo, d'you see the spit coming out of Mr. Kane's mouth when he started going phonetic in English today?
phonetic by smoke_mirror February 25, 2005

phonetic 

Refers to a voicemail service by phonewire.com for your pager or cellphone that translates all new voice messages to readable text that show up on your wireless screen.
"Hit me up later or drop a phonetic.", "I got her phonetics on my two-way, but I ain't calling her tonight.", or "Phonetic me those directions to your crib, alright?"
phonetic by Curtis S. June 4, 2005

Phonetic Alphabet 

NATO devised version of the english alphabet.
a - alpha
b - bravo
c - charlie
d - delta
e - echo
f - foxtrot
g - golf
h - hotel
i - india
j - juliett
k - kilo
l - lima
m - mike
n - november
o - oscar
p - papa
q - quebec
r - romeo
s - sierra
t - tango
u - uniform
v - victor
w - whiskey
x - xray
y - yankee
z - zulu
Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo. A tune by The Bloodhound Gang.
Phonetic Alphabet by wheaty September 5, 2005

phonetic alphabet 

An alphabet used by NATO in order to clearly speak over a radio. Used for call signs, tail numbers on planes, abbreviations, and anything which would require letters be spoken over the radio
Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Hotel
India
Juliet
Kilo (KEE-lo)
Lima (LEE-ma)
Mike
November
Oscar
Papa (pa-PA)
Quebec (KAY-beck)
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
Victor
Whiskey
X-ray
Yankee
Zulu(ZOO-loo)
phonetic alphabet by B-ROD July 4, 2005

phonetic shortcut 

Da "lazy man's way" of pronouncing two or more words in a common phrase --- the individual words get corruptedly/messily "run together", rather than being spoken clearly and "separately", the way a "proper" person would say them.
Classic examples of a phonetic shortcut would be "wanna" (want to), "ustuh" (used to), "shouldah" (should have), and "didja" (did you). Disgusting how da young people talk these days!
phonetic shortcut by QuacksO November 10, 2018
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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.

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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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