The shoe/trainer hybrid.
Too casual to be shoes - definitely not trainers as no sport could ever be undertaken in them.

Usually in two-tone brown, often slip-on or velcro, always ugly.

Can be seen on dress down fridays or family holidays as dad thinks they will be good for the pool in the day and the restaurant at night.

"I wish I could wear shorts to the office but I'd look like a dick if I wore them with shoes and the boss wont let me wear trainers"
"You could always wear shrainers like Patrick does?"
"I'd look less of a dick wearing shoes!"

"Right kids - who's ready for the disco?"
"Dad. I'm going nowhere with you if you're wearing your shrainers".

Shrainer by Get Down Shep June 18, 2010

Shriner

A driver that hangs a small symbol of protection from their rear view mirror; usually a very poor driver and often found in the fast lane of most US metro highways going impossibly slow.

Sorry I'm late, but I got stuck behind a dozen shriners on the way over here.

Shriner by toniwithaneye May 7, 2009

sweating like the only hooker at a Shriners convention

To be perspiring profusely

Man, it's hot in here; I'm sweating like the only hooker at a Shriners convention

sweating like the only hooker at a Shriners convention by Woody Thomas July 25, 2008

Scott Shriner

The current bassist for weezer. He used to play bass in Vanilla Ice's back up band.

Man, I'm totally getting Scott Shriner's autograph.

Scott Shriner by Patrick Lewis March 29, 2005

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."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

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

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