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Tighten Up 

To calm down / loosen up. Typically used when someone is overreacting or in general not being chill.
1. Shakira: AY YO SOMEBODY JUS PULLED ON MAH WEAVE!
2. Mike: Tighten up cuz, ain't nobody pulled on yo weave.
Tighten Up by hastyboomalert July 13, 2012

Tighten up 

a command from one hallion to the next to brighten him/herself -
Well dog, whats the craic?
Feck all, just dyin here!
Rough nite last nite then?
Aye, it was raw!!!
Quit your cryin and tighten up!!
Tighten up by patjoe September 27, 2012

tighten up! 

Prison slang for "pay attention". Can also be used to tell another inmate to stop goofing off.
"Yo man tighten up! Don't you see what's about to happen?"
tighten up! by graybar hotel February 9, 2014

tighten up the graphics

1) To work at an introductory-level tech position.
2) To attempt a feat without knowledge of how it can be done.

Phrase originates from a Westwood College commercial, in which two young videogame designers, dressed in 70s attire, report to their boss that they are "almost done with level 3, and need to tighten up the graphics a little bit."
1) "Once I move back to Arlington I'm gonna tighten up the graphics for Adobe Systems."

2) "I'm almost done with my quadratics homework, I just need to tighten up the graphics a little bit."
tighten up the graphics by denshuu September 10, 2005

tighten it up 

To get one's shit together.
After breaking his sobriety and drinking, Amy told John to tighten it up.
tighten it up by SLAP May 11, 2004

Tighten Shit Up 

If one is 'uncool', a cool person said, "let's do something cool" and said 'uncool person' agrees does do the cool thing he/she has "Tightened Shit Up"...
Also:
To apply liquid nitrogen to the anus prior to penetration through a gentle vapour gas expulsion with no more than twenty PSI thrust from machine of choice.
Also:
To apply polyethylene 1 1/8 clamps to each side of a vagina and penetrate with a 1 5/8 dildo, 10 inches in length... (Not healthy or recommended)
1: Footy G asked Ryan if he wanted to hit a cashier, drink some Tequila and beat up a midget. Ryan agreed; and he "tightened shit up".

2. I "tightened that shit up" on that chicks backdoor. Now the chemical sign for Nitrogen is still Ni, however now it means "Not Inside!!!"

3. My clamps barely held her meat curtains so I had to "tighten shit up" with booster cables.
Tighten Shit Up by r2says February 22, 2014
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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
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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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