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the Barney Stinson effect 

The phenomenon that men are instantly more attractive when they are wearing formal attire, especially suits. (Based on the character Barney Stinson from the sitcom 'How I Met Your Mother')
Girl 1: Man, that guy is deeeelicious
Girl 2: It's just the Barney Stinson effect!

Girl 1: Is that Tom? Man, he looks waaaay hotter than usual
Girl 2: Duh, he's wearing a suit. It's the Barney Stinson effect

The Barney Effect 

A person who works at such an insanely fast rate that they are actually ahead of time.
Damn, that dude has the Barney effect on him fo sure.

Check out the Barney effect on that guy.
The Barney Effect by VBX555 February 8, 2009

barney the pedophile

Barney the pedophile is a purple Dino that likes long purple kids. He also enjoys singing his theme song.
"I love you you love me after the show touch my pee pee."
1. The purple son of a bitch got the jump on me last night while on his show

2. Man that guy on snapchat is one Barney the pedophile! That's for damn sure!

Barney The Dinosaur

a large purple dinosaur that likes to eat little children and make sandwiches with them he is a cannibal and smokes pot. barney is a stalker, he like to eat laptops. he likes to walk aroung in the nude and sing silly songs to attract little kidies. he also recieves royalties from america as they use his songs to torture terrorists
Barney The Dinosaur is eating a kid in a sandwich while smoking pot and surfing the net.

Barney the Purple Dinosaur 

That guy in the purple suit who would always hang out behind our school and take my friends and I on magical adventures. He never stuck around too long because our parents would come looking for us afterwards, but he always reminded us that he "loves us."
We're meeting Barney the Purple Dinosaur after school so he can give us more of those "special hugs and kisses."

Barney the belt 

Weapon of choice for beating your kids. A typical belt that transitions to Barney the belt when getting ready to beat your kids.
“Come here junior, why did you break the fine China vase?”
“It was an accident, dad”
“Well, okay, I got somebody that wants to meet you. It’s Barney the belt!”
SLAP SLAP SLAP CHILD WHALING SLAP SLAP SLAP
Barney the belt by Thepronerd2 June 28, 2021
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
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
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