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Glaswegian chiefly dialectal : rickety, stumbling, ramshackle.
Shackly by c.linguist August 12, 2020
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shaolin shackles 

Unintentionally getting your pubic hair caught, snagged or stuck in a zipper while zipping up your pants or shorts.
The hippy chick that never shaves or grooms herself has the shaolin shackles and now needs a pair of scissors to free her pubic hair from the shorts she is wearing.
shaolin shackles by Reno/flex March 21, 2015

New chains , same shackles 

New chains means that you changed as a person , same shackles means that you still have (problems , depression ect) and that nearly nothing changed , you still feel as you did before the "new chains".
New chains , same shackles (song by $uicideboy$)

Kitty Shack 

An artist that is basically only known for her single "Another World" that was used in Sims 2 for PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox. She was sadly dropped from her music label and now has a very miniscule fan base.
Person 1: OhMehGoddd, Do you know Kitty Shack?!
Person 2: What is that? Like a porno?
Person 1: ... T_T
Kitty Shack by C@theeCooties December 24, 2009

chicken shack 

any fried chicken spot, crown, royal, kennedy etc
"chicken Shack" term used in newark nj for fried chicken spots, not sure if its used anywhere else
chicken shack by D October 6, 2008

Boo Boo Shmack

Marijuana, pot, bud; often used as Boo for short and in many times with anger.
1)Yo! Gimm' some dat 'Boo Boo Shmack' neoew!!
2)(or in a formal context) Excuse me kind sir, but do you happen to have any 'Boo'?
Boo Boo Shmack by Alex O'B May 22, 2008
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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
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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.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
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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."
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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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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
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