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A strategy used on the Plenty Of Fish online dating website where the user creates a generic message, copies and pastes it to as many people as possible in order to get as many replies as possible. Similar to ocean trawling in that it is used to get a large quantity and have the quality sorted out later.
I was trawling on POF last night and now I have 6 dates this weekend!
Trawling by Brooksi January 24, 2014
To walk around with your dick hanging out, as if to use it to trawl for something.
After sniffing a can of gas, I realized I was trawling.
trawling by ebrooks January 20, 2004

trawling the 'bay 

A term used to describe repeated searches or extensive use of eBay.
"I was trawling the 'bay when I realised that for 11 years to the minute I hadn't left my basement."
trawling the 'bay by ben236 January 5, 2008

Trawling for pussy

The male act of repeatedly forcing oneself on a series of females at a social gathering in the hope of sexual activity, regardless of collateral damage.
"I got with Stacey last night"

"To be fair, you were trawling for pussy"
Trawling for pussy by gabe7 July 16, 2007

trawling for skank 

desperately sex with someone you wouldn't normally not seek sex from because you have failed repeatedly and the night is almost over
It was 2 AM and i had no luck and I hit on everyone in the club. I'm in the parking lot and see this beastly creature and, so, yeah, I was trawling for skank.

Trawling for D 

When a girl is just looking for a cock to suck'n'fuck. No matter who it is just a penis endowed human, any guy will do.
Guy 1: that girl over there is has been flirting with 5 guys all night.
Guy 2: Yeah mate, she's clearly trawling for D.
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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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