A phrase from the 1946 movie "Its a Wonderful Life". The petals belong to Zuzu Bailey, the youngest daughter of George Bailey the main character. Zuzu had brought a flower home from school. When she was upset that a few petals had fallen off, George pretended to reattach them and secretly slipped them into his pocket.

Towards the end of the movie, after being shown what the world might be like if he had never been born, George is given a second chance by God. Changes that had occurred while he didn't exist, were returned. He is initially made aware of this, in part, by the fact that Zuzu's Petals were again in his pocket.

Zuzu's petals...Zuzu... There they are!

Zuzu's Petals by ZuzusPetals August 4, 2009

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Petzold

One crazy, evil, bad-ass individual. Someone with twisted and quick intelligence, who looks down on the world without even bothering to let them know it. One scary, well thought out, elitist mofo....

n the movie "The Omen", Damien Thorne's last name would have been more realistic, had it been "Petzold".

Petzold by Reinhardtz February 5, 2010

Petržálka

State in Slovakia, something like the Vatican. Population = 96% smokers, 4% addicts

Me : Are you from petržálka?
He: (extinguishes the cigarette) Yes I am

Petržálka by uruguaj February 15, 2023

Petaluma Gift Basket

When you fuck someone (probably in the butt) using butter and eggs, two major products of Petaluma, CA, as lube.

Q: Hey, what are you getting your girlfriend for Christmas?
A: A nice, big Petaluma gift basket.

Petaluma Gift Basket by Chefload December 21, 2012

petal

Phrase of kindness, used when addressing a person.

"Can you get me a cup of tea petal?" Similarly, "Julie, petal... can you help me arrange the dinner table?"

petal by N.Rushton June 11, 2006

petal

petal is extremely BEAUTIFUL. petal has an amazing sense of humor, shes very pretty,smiles all the time and will always have your back. She is very loyal and can keep even the biggest secrets. she loves to listen to everyones problems and will help them out. petal is a very loveable girl. Shes really sweet and nice. It may seem like nothing bad or sad is going on in her life because of her personality but there truly is ALOT going on. she may cry at night but when you see her, she smiles and hides away all the pain. she puts other peoples happiness in front of hers. she falls in love very easily. Any guy would be lucky to have her and any girl would be lucky to be her friend. Shes someone you'd want to be with for the rest of your life. Shes always there for you and will always be your best friend.

petal is my bestfriend.

petal by lilfaggot January 5, 2013

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."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

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

Galantir

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

Whale

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

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026