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failing to recover from self harm
relapse by grungexmikey May 14, 2016
failing to stay clean of self harm
after 18 days of no cutting, i let memories get to me and i relapsed

kensley: i relapsed..

camilo: .. im so sorry
Relapse by TheSkinnestBitchAlive December 27, 2022

Captain Relapse 

A term used to describe a person in the rooms of AA or NA that has trouble stringing any long stretchs of sobriety together. These people seem to have trouble giving their will and lives over to a GOD of their understanding, hence their many relapses. In some circles these people may be call " Jack the slipper ", which is both stupid and unfunny.
Dude 1: That new guy at the meeting said he just relapsed for the fifth time this year.

Ray : That dude is a regular captain relapse.
Captain Relapse by TV CAR July 15, 2010

Runescape Relapse 

The re-using of runescape after quiting and not playing for a long period of time.
Timmy:Hey have you seen jack?
Jason:No i think he's having a Runescape Relapse
Timmy:It took so long to get him to quit
Runescape Relapse by Serrao May 14, 2009

Be Back Relapse 

The quick decision you make when you know that

you should quit an addiction although you relapse quickly and proceed to quit immediately

thereafter, when in conclusion, you make no damn sense!
Andy: man, I wanna smoke that, but I know that's just a Be Back Relapse.
Mike:Yeah, but we're gonna quit anyway.
Andy: Honestly dude, how long we been sayin' that?
Mike:quite a long time
Andy: No comment.
Be Back Relapse by Ya Boy Trax July 21, 2010
To go back in a former state and/or conditon.
Eminem used to be the one of the best rappers out there, and may be going into a relapse in his new album.
Relapse by Bernn January 26, 2009
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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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
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