In times of war, exhausted combat soldiers requiring brief periods to rest and recover are removed from the field of combat to a place of relative safety and security. The military term, Stand Down, is used for such an action.

Stand down, geek! Stop playing Super Mario on the front lines!

stand down by ProStaff January 26, 2005

stand down comedian

A professional, on stage in a comedy club, who suddenly understands there is no humor in our predicament, nowhere he can take us that is any more absurd than the facts, and walks off.

Oh, he had material ... Mexico building a wall to keep Americans out... Ivanka's first act as president, pardoning her imprisoned daddy, children dying so the school cafeteria staff could return to work... but he saw that we had fallen beyond the reach of laughter. He was finished, a stand down comedian, and others would silently follow.

stand down comedian by Monkey's Dad July 15, 2020

Stand-down comedy

If a stand-up comedian is not at all funny, that he's booed down from the stage.

It's not funny at all, it is rather a Stand-down comedy !!!

Stand-down comedy by VlarolCarol The First July 15, 2017

Stand Down Directive

This is a directive given to law enforcement regarding an innocent person with absolutely no criminal history but who has too much knowledge of institutional and systemic failure and and widespread fraud that it's believed that police, fire, and EMS should not respond when this person is in immediate, life or death danger.

The county has issued a stand down directive regarding this witness because what he knows makes civil RICO look like a parking ticket.

Stand Down Directive by NightmareOfNewRochelle August 19, 2026

Bitch Stand Down

A term usually used after a good comeback has been made.

Lisndey: *whispers* I heard Becky fucked Isacc and got AIDS.
Surrounding basic bitches: oooooo
Becky: Bitch, you still talk loud as fuck when you whisper. Yo drunk ass snapchated me a photo of you suckin Samuel's dick.
Lisnday: that... That's not-
Becky: Bitch stand down.

Bitch Stand Down by JakeRyan277 May 15, 2015

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