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playing the D.J 

"your watching fight club! when i get home i dont want to catch you playing the D.J!"
playing the D.J by jkrych February 5, 2008

Playing Drums 

1. A phrase commonly used in the Bay Area when describing someone who is just not paying attention.

2. It's almost like that spaced out look a drummer makes when they're playing.

3. That look a person makes when they're daydreaming.
This guy is not smart. He's at a green light but he's not driving through the intersection. Dude, he must be playing drums right now.
Playing Drums by Adub408 July 8, 2018

playing dumb 

Acting stupid. Like they ain't know nothing about it.
She acting like a fool. No, she just playing dumb.
playing dumb by Jackes February 16, 2015

out like a fat kid playing dodgeball 

expression used to emphatically denounce your presence at a social excursion, as if your leaving said event is an obvious given or statement of fact
Your party blows, I'm out like a fat kid playing dodgeball

Role Playing Disorder

An invented syndrome popular on online journaling sites (LiveJournal, Dreamwidth, et al) where the "sufferer" claims to have multiple personalities present in one single body.

Unlike clinical MPD/DID, these personalities are most often take from pop culture: rock stars, anime characters, and movie heroes. Less frequently seen are non-human "personalities" like vampires, dragons, and elves.

Those suffering from RPD will call it "pluralism" or refer to themselves as a "multiple system" - while staunchly insisting they are perfectly sane and rejecting all claims that their condition was invented solely due to desperate need to escape the monotony of their useless lives.
No dude, you have Role Playing Disorder and watched Star Wars a few too many times.

playing doctor

Toddlers explore their own and each others' genitals.

They call this game "playing doctor", probably since at the doctor they've had routine examinations of their private parts.

Adults use the phrase as a "cutesy" way to say "sex".
"Man you look tired!"

"Yeah Robin and I were up all night playing doctor."
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NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

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
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