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poltroon 

poltroon - someone who uses the anonymous nature of an online forum to hide their true intent.
Posting to a Bicycling Travel Forum:

"Searching Far And Wide For Cycling Companion.

Be everything as it may, this transcontinental, international cyclotouriste is navigating to locate a good companion for an extended bicycling tour. Good is defined as---female, healthy, cyclist, with a sense of bold adventure, and the willingness to be compatable on an extended world tour with yours truly."

When in fact this very person claims to have predicted (and declared to the world in a park in Florida) the 9/11 attacks and is just looking for the opportunity to tell you that ... what a poltroon.
poltroon by LuvULongTime July 2, 2005
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Paltroon 

A nonexistent word, a variant of poltroon as spelled by somebody too stupid to spell the real word properly.
Not the old French version: an abject or contemptible coward; adj. a rare word for cowardly (from Old French poultron). The modern English version: paltroon.
Paltroon by Shaker2011 July 13, 2011

Paltroon 

Someone who mistakes having the ability to use an internet search engine as actual intelligence.
"Just because it's on conspiracy.net doesn't mean it's true, you paltroon!"
Paltroon by JOS August 4, 2004
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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

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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
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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
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