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Light Pollution 

When there's so very many lights from a city that it obscures the night sky, making star~viewing almost non~existant.
Gawd, I Hate Light Pollution because it interferes so badly with my viewing of the stars & moon at night! There's so much better viewing in a small city or the countryside!
Light Pollution by Starchylde August 11, 2015

The New Pollution

The information, technology, media, etc... that invades our everyday lives, that constantly bombards us and effects our minds.

Also a song by musician Beck.
Tara would not let herself be effected by "the new pollution".
The New Pollution by Zach D September 26, 2005

mind pollution 

Unneccesary, irrelevant and plain boring information, media and advertisement attacking your mind, resulting in a slow and superficial condition.
Damn John, stop the mind pollution, I don't care what you ate last week.
mind pollution by nomologic May 15, 2009

visual pollution

A person or a thing which is so atrocious or ugly so as to metaphorize it as spreading disgust by just being in sight.
"Last night we saw you with Beth. Are you guys dating?"
"With Beth? Oh please, spare me!! She's like a visual pollution."

iTunes Pollution

Songs on your iTunes that you don't really like. Maybe you liked them once and then got sick of them. Or maybe you downloaded them for free off of iTunes Discovery Downloads, thinking that you could learn to enjoy them, but never did.
Me: Hey, could you burn me some of your Three Day's Grace songs?

Hannah: Yeah, sure. Hey do you want some MIKA too?

Me: Nah, I'd never listen too it. It would just be more iTunes pollution.

noise pollution 

The garbage that passes (or not so much) for music on American Idol
You actually subject yourself to that noise pollution on tv?
noise pollution by Notch April 29, 2003
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
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
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