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Thomas Jefferson Syndrome 

When white men secretly want to have sex with black women.
You know deep down John Boy is a chocoholic who wants to have sex with Shanika. Yup, he's got a case of Thomas Jefferson Syndrome alright.

Thomas Coffey Syndrome 

When you constantly walk around all day back and forth to the same place on the daily. TCS can have adverse and unwanted side effects, such as mental retardation, loosing the ability to reason with others, irrational thoughts, and possibly schizophrenia. Should you encounter someone with Thomas Coffey Syndrome, your best bet is to take a step back, stay calm, and call the Men In Black.
James: “You see that guy over there? He walks to the same place everyday.”

Eugene: “Yeah, I hear he suffers from Thomas Coffey Syndrome. Poor guy.”
Thomas Coffey Syndrome by Notleks_ November 20, 2019

Thomas Jefferson Syndrome 

When a white guy only likes black women.
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Thomas' Train Syndrome 

When you travel so far / make so much progress doing something but you don't realize you forgot something utmost necessary, until way later on when it's too late. Named after the episode "Thomas' Train" from Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, where the titular character did not realize he was not coupled to the train he thought he was pulling.
Actor: *finishing his stunt for a film* Hey Jeff! Did you see me drive all the way down San Francisco's hills in a school bus, and crash the oil tanker trailer all in one POV take on my GoPro? You've gotta see the end result! I wanna see it too!
Assistant director: Uh, Bill, you left a little too fast. I think now's a bad time to tell you we forgot to put the SD card in your GoPro. Looks like a bad example of Thomas' Train Syndrome. You just blew our budget now that we lost both of our only trucks.
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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.
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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.

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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