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poverty pony

Noun; a cheap AR-15 build, often on an Anderson lower
I built this Poverty Pony for only $280 using a Black Friday kit and an Anderson blem lower
poverty pony by Svending February 5, 2018

poverty bottle 

Poverty Bottle is a handle of alcohol in a plastic bottle instead of a glass bottle.
Boog instantly regretted showing up to the club with a poverty bottle of Captain.
poverty bottle by Delts April 29, 2023

Poverty Franchise 

When a team has ZERO championships or it’s been a really long time since they’ve won one.
Friend: How many rings do the Padres have?
Me: None they’re a poverty franchise😹
Poverty Franchise by tpaDawg April 18, 2023

Poverty Sticks 

Another term for matches, derived from being too poor to afford a lighter.
Laura: Can I borrow your lighter please?
Sarah: I only have poverty sticks...
Poverty Sticks by LauzLou July 14, 2011

poverty pimp 

Any self appointed minority leader, who extols the perpetual poorness of their ethnicity, yet is quite well off stemming from their efforts. Usually a Reverend of some unknown church. Marches at the drop of a hat to mug for the cameras.
Uses White guilt to gain credibilty, money, and influence.
Are usually racists themselves.
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are flaming Poverty Pimps.
poverty pimp by J Sin June 22, 2006

Poverty Swagger 

A person who contains swagger in a low income neighborhood, usually wearing a wife beater, athletic shorts, unvelcroed high-tops.
Look at that broke hoe's poverty swagger, he's poor.
Poverty Swagger by chaswill September 26, 2010
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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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