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This word embodies everything and nothing all at once. It's origin derives from the word "Shore" being misspelled. Because it does not exist in the English language, it is subject to any meaning which an individual desires.
Giana: Does this picture look good?!
Dylan: shroe.
Shroe by urdad12345 March 30, 2023
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shoe lover 

Someone with a shoe fetish. Shoe lovers usually prefer sweaty shoes over clean ones. Shoe lovers masturbate by humping shoes, shoving shoes up their butt, by shoving shoes up someone else's butt or by deepthroating shoes.
That gayboy said he wants to shove as many shoes as he can fit into Ryan's big bubble booty. He must be a shoe lover
shoe lover by Gay ballerhino April 4, 2019

tennis shoe Ernie 

The most famous geriatric in all of the greater Steubenville metropolitan area, known for driving his scooter in negative 30 degree weather. His cleaning equipment is held in two giant tubes protruding from the back of his scooter. You can usually catch him washing a window or sitting on the sidewalk.
Man, did you see tennis shoe Ernie bookin' it down sunset today?
tennis shoe Ernie by comaco November 26, 2010

Shoeburyness High School 

An absolute shit show. The language department is on an absolute mad one, they hire pedos with sweat patches the size of Spain itself.
Shoeburyness is full of year 7s, that are barely up to my kneecaps, walking about the streets smoking. Also, everyone there is either actually depressed or has a self-diagnosed ‘mental illness’ because they think it’s fUn and qUirKy. My heart goes out to all those who have Mr. Gower as a teacher, Therapy is always an option xoxo
Have you heard of Shoeburyness High School?

The one full of walking, talking Wotsits™ With eyebrows 17 shades too dark, further back than their hairline?

yeah, that one.

shoe horned 

Forced into a position or situation where, under normal circumstances, wouldn't have fit or belonged otherwise.

Much like the device the term was named after, it is awkwardly insisting something to be where it shouldn't.
The producer insisted the writers shoe horned a romantic sub-plot in what was supposed to just be a horror-themed crime drama.

"There was no opportunity in the conversation for Chris to talk about this thing that was only interesting to him, so he shoe-horned it into the conversation with an awkward segway."
shoe horned by Waffletron May 2, 2016

Rule of Shoe 

Formula for deciding whether someone died from an impact by how many shoes flew off
1 shoe = half dead
2 shoes= dead
Person 1: did you see both of that guys’ shoes fly off when he got hit by that car?
Person 2: Rule Of Shoe, he dead
Rule of Shoe by 1stonedrogue December 25, 2017

Tennis Shoe Money 

Somewhere between dirt poor and F*#% You Money. It's the initial indicator of modern financial freedom, allowing a person who has Tennis Shoe Money to wear trendy athletic shoes while conducting business activities that would otherwise demand a different class of foot wear. Generally centered around tech start ups, Tennis Shoe Money has spread to other business sectors.
What's up with the silver sneakers at the office?

He's got Tennis Shoe Money.
Tennis Shoe Money by Izri Simms March 1, 2011
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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
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
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.
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