As a noun, this slang term refers to individuals that are quick to offer a disingenuous handshake and smile. Although interest and affection from this person may seem legitimate, the severity of their fakery can range anywhere from half-hearted respect of social customs to malicious attempts at separating an individual or group from their money and dignity.

May also be used as an adjective, referring to the act of engaging in the above behavior.

Popularized in 1996 by Maynard James Keenan as lyrics in the song Ænema, performed by the band Tool.

"That used car salesman is being very smiley gladhands."

"I don't want to play smiley gladhands and hang out with your coworkers."

smiley gladhands by ==jjjj=D~ August 28, 2009

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sailey

hopeless romantic that will take your left over man.... disgusting dirty ass female that likes sex no man will ever take seriously.

sailey sooo disgusting she probably give you cooties

sailey by pocapseu October 24, 2020

Reassurance Smiley

When someone says something that may otherwise be mistaken as serious, but follows it with a smiley that helps reduce the tension and lets the second person know it was a joke.

Dude 1: Your mothers a filthy whore
Dude 1: :P (reassurance smiley)

Dude 2: lol

Reassurance Smiley by Chocosaurus February 25, 2010

Smiley Miley

A quasi-hippie brand. Yet its NPO, Happy Hippie Foundation, is awesome. Good for youth-homelessness.

Smiley Miley twerks, smiles and do philanthropy. She made my day.

Smiley Miley by tobefree June 12, 2018

upside down smiley face

When you have to make it through the day but secretly your life is shit and is going down hill.

When someone texts or snapchats me and asks how i am i reply with the upside down smiley face.

upside down smiley face by G EITAK January 13, 2016

Smiley fail

When you save a smiley on MSN Messenger or other and it pops up without it being your intention and ruins your message.

Henrik: The other day my aunt asked me on MSN what she should get me for christmas. I wrote that I had not thought of anything special. When I looked up from my keyboard the P in special had been replaced by a penis.

Eirik: Ooh. thats an Epic Smiley Fail. What did she say?

Henrik: She pretended like nothing, but it kind of ended the whole conversation though....

Eirik: Obviously... And it probably decreased the value of your christmas present by 50%...

Henrik: Damn Msn.

Smiley fail by Mr Ragga N`Chips November 24, 2009

Galantir

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

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026