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alcoholic beverage, or shot of whiskey. (Scottish) Short version for "a swallow of"
"Let's bob over to the pub for a swally after the match."
Swally by Sascha October 7, 2004

Swally up 

The act of moving away from a discussion which does not involve you. Is in general asked by the the member of the group of which the conversation concerns.
Guy one: "I have to talk to him about something important, swally up."(Directed towards guy two)
Guy two : "I understand the situation and swally I will" he then walks away content knowing he is a man.
Swally up by Baker4Life May 10, 2014

swally merchant 

noun, Scottish (see swally)
A gentleman who is overly fond of a tipple.
'Shuggy boaked oan a polis efter 3 boatils o Buckie.'
'Daft swally merchant.'
swally merchant by Al Bum October 22, 2008

Swally bag 

An alcoholics paper bag with bottle neck sticking out for him to drink.
Hey look at that alky basterds swally bag!
Swally bag by Delboy trotter March 15, 2011

Swally Wop 

(Swal lee wop) To pull one over, to offer less than someone wants, to swindle someone
They offered me the job for less money, they are not going to swally wop me like that.
Swally Wop by Cele_brity62 June 4, 2018

swaylay nonce 

a swaylay nonce is a racist adjective used in northen parts of london as slang for that triangle nonce bin shaped whore
person one:omds that person is such a swaylay nonce its unreal

person two: no way did you say that in public thats racist
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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.

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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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