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synchronicity 

Term coined by Carl Jung for the phenomenon of an apparent pattern of coincidental events which, while lacking any causal relationship, bear a meaningful relationship to the observer.

Example: A hot air balloon makes an emergency landing in your yard just as you're imagining what it's like to ride one.
I can't believe there is not a single reasonably correct and straight-forward definition provided for "synchronicity" here.
synchronicity by Just A. Hunch October 3, 2019
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in sync bb 

when you and your "friend" wake up at the same time.
"just woke up"
"me too, in sync bb"
"😍 lets go"
"now we can have sex"
"sure"
in sync bb by notcassie October 14, 2021
The incorrect spelling of the boy band *Nsync.
Laura: Oh! N*sync is amazing!
Danny: It's spelled *Nsync. The star takes the place of the I in 'in' like an apostrophe. Genius.

N*sync by Isilwen November 24, 2006

swinconis 

a girl who drools over the men of the armed forces, to the point that she will "serve her troops"...if you know what I mean.
The swinconis went to the Marine base and the troops were satisfied.
swinconis by Alan Colins December 11, 2006
v. The act of multiple friends intentionally loading the same pornographic video simultaneously from their respective computers and masturbating to said video. This is often coordinated by phone, which is commonly left on speaker throughout the video. In more serious cases, the friends will enter a video chat room with each other through services such as those provided by Skype and AIM.
Example 1:

Dylan: "Hey, man. Got any plans after class?"

Cody: "Well, not really. I'm probably just gonna go home and fap."

Dylan: "Same, bro! We should totally sync up."

Example 2:

Dakota: "Hey, guys. I found this really hot vid on the net. You guys all wanna watch it at my house tonight?"

Matt: "Hell no. That's fucking gay."

James: "Matt's right. Why don't we just sync up instead?"
Sync up by Yuletide Piirate March 29, 2010
A sub-genre of post-hardcore music that incorporates elements of math-rock, progressive-rock, and post-rock and high-pitched and/or scream vocals. Bands that fall under this category are usually, but not always, signed to Blue Swan Records. Hence, the name "swancore".

Some examples of swancore bands are:

Dance Gavin Dance
Hail the Sun
Stolas
Oranges
Hey what's your favorite swancore band?

Hail the Sun is my favorite swancore band.
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NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

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.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

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."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
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
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
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