To customise or change configuration settings on a software application belonging to another person without permission, frequently overriding the owner’s preferences.

That bastard scaife'd my damn pc again, I can't find anything!

scaife by Andy Scaife November 7, 2006

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scaife • Scaife Spot • scaifed • Bo Scaife • Scafe • Saifee • scarfed • scarfer • Scafed • Scaffed

scaife

The act of vomiting when extremely nervous. The vomit usally has a thick consistency and resembles curdled milk. Its smell will is repulsive in crowded spaces and in humid, close quarters.

"Hudson had a nasty scaife last night when those hot girls rolled to the party last night eh?"

"I scaifed durring that shootout last night, did you?"

scaife by Hershcle February 21, 2008

Scaife Spot

To park your car in the largest available space in a car park in order to protect it, usually at the end of a row. Typically a Scaife Spot car parker would rest one set wheels on one side of the car space line in order to leave a larger gap between the next car.

(1) An example of a prime Scaife Spot would be a busy shopping center car park front row at one end.

(2) Jim : 'Your late...'

Andy: 'Sorry I parked at the far end of the car park to get a Scaife Spot'.

(3) James: 'There goes Andy being anal again by parking in the last space in the car park and on top of that hogging a second space'

Scaife Spot by Andy Scaife December 12, 2006

Bo Scaife

A crusty film you get on your balls by watching a shitty team play football.

Nate got a little bit of bo scaife on his sack from watching Michigan play football.

Bo Scaife by SSWN TLHE October 23, 2009

Scarfed

To purposefully ignore someone whilst fiddling with your scarf, so that they cannot try and take your arm or come near you or even make conversation ..... and so giving them the cold shoulder.

Hey, did you hear how Prince William totally scarfed Duchess Meghan on the way out of church on Christmas Day? Wow - he looked so cool - he will one day be a formidable king!

Scarfed by celt man December 31, 2018

swaife

A small penis found in the North of the UK

I hear most Swaifes are actually inverted when you get over the Grampians

swaife by Norman Street Titan August 14, 2018

crunchy

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

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