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Also pronounced “shimin” when g-dropping. This is a portmanteau of shimmering and shining. Generally means to be dressed expensively with jewelry and exuding wealth.
Ever sinceI got paid $100,000,000 from winning the lottery, I’m constantly shiming every place I visit in public.
Shiming by Master Epps November 3, 2023
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shining east 

To be curious about gay anal sex.
You could tell the new guy was shining east by the way he looked at other men.
shining east by Frutti Tutti June 13, 2016
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Virgin Shaming 

The act of judging or mocking someone due to their assumed lack of sexual experience. The perpetrator will normally base this assumption on the victim's personality traits or behaviors that they associate with being a virgin. The perpetrator will often do this cover up their own insecurities.
When he asked his friends how to get laid, they began virgin shaming him.
Virgin Shaming by Stepman February 18, 2020

short shaming 

No, this has nothing to do with penis length; your dirty mind would go there!

Short shaming is the act of teasing or disparaging a person because of their short stature.

It's a form of discrimination that gets the impunity that racism doesn't. Short shaming has a surprising double standard present in many women: they advocate for the body positivity of themselves and others, yet openly and shamelessly denounce short men.

It's important to remember that height is genetic and unchangeable once a man hits the approximate age of 20; discriminating against it is never a valid criticism. Short men face a lot of discrimination, so just remember to treat them with the respect that everybody deserves. Short shaming is like racism: you're discriminating against a harmless trait that someone cannot change.
Girl 1: "So how tall's your new boyfriend?"
Girl 2: "He's 5'8."
Girl 1: "Ew, it's only a friends thing, right?"
Girl 2: "Hey, quit short shaming, I love him!"
pronounced shming ee or SHminG-E like one would pronounce 'sing-E' with a SHM instead of just s

An extraordinarily odd person. A person differing from the 'norm' but it's intention is not politically incorrect, for example, someone of a race outside of your own, a different sex from your own etc, cannot be a 'shmingy'. Where as someone who hikes their pants up to their arm pits, wears no socks and has the brightest of pink shoes on, can be considered a 'shmingy' Everyone knows a shmingy. Not to be used in a derogatory way, ie; a 'shmingy' cannot refer to someone odd for reasons of a disability, mental or otherwise. It's to be used in the context of 'weirdo' or 'strange' person.
"check out shmingy over there in the plaid bicycle shorts and black knee high socks" or "what a shmingy"
shmingy by Shawndhi August 31, 2008

Shining Force 

A relatively niche strategy RPG series which was among the first Sega console titles to sell over a million copies. Lesser known in the western world, but nonetheless has a dedicated following.
The Shining Force series is a subseries of the "Shining Series", which includes other styles of RPG, and yet maintains story consistency/crossovers throughout the original titles.
Recent additions to the series have not been so well received, but nonetheless the series is alive and growing in popularity as always.

Virgin Shaming 

The act of judging, mocking, or treating someone as though they are not sexually experienced. Often times the individual being victimized will not reveal their virginity status. With that being said, virginity shamers most of the time assume the victims sexual experience based off of personality traits or behaviors they associate with being a virgin. This is an overlooked problem in society.
When he asked for advice on how to get laid, his friends began virgin shaming him.
Virgin Shaming by Stepman February 12, 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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murderhobo 

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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.
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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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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
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A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
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Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
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