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Tinglish 

A variation of the AP English course; during which you spent most of your time agonizing over writing thesis statements for literary essays, but then realise that it is a favorable activity compared to trying to - in vain - finish annotating Shakespeare.
Teacher: Caesura. Thesis statement. GO!
Student A: WHAT?! How is that possible for a literary essay?!
Student B: Well, I did one for calcium.
Student A: Agh, thesis statements...
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You will get a B-Ting in Tinglish class.
Tinglish by anonymous-but-obvious January 25, 2011
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Twiggleshit 

used to describe a person who is being extremely annoying in a cute kind of way.
Kristin is being a real twiggleshit right now!
Twiggleshit by JVR3000 November 17, 2011

Tringlish 

Tringlish is simply trini english. People say that Trinidadians speak dialect but it's a whole different language that you have to learn like any other.
Jack : Eh ged if yuh see meh dey eh watch nah yuh go bawl fuh mercy i swear!!
Jill : What? I'm lost!
John : Don't pay him no mind, he's just speaking tringlish

OR

Mrs.Richards : Please speak proper English
James : Sorry I does only speak Tringlish
Tringlish by Tisha Parks October 6, 2009

twiggish 

adj. the current act of christie's carving and carolina's new favorite word
Christie's peace sign is doing rather twiggish today.
twiggish by Carolinaaa :) April 29, 2008

Tinglish 

Feeling tinglish is sensation your body experiences as a reaction to a beautiful thing someone has just said to you or it can also be a reaction to that person in general. When that person is near by you, they are in your presence, or they say something incredibly sweet that touches you heart, you will experience tinglishes. This feeling is a sense of warm in your heart, tingles down your spine an overall sense of goosebumps on your body and a glow on your face will be visible. Its a lovely feeling to be Tinglish so don't ever forget to thank the special person who made you feel tinglish... because to feel tinglish is a rare experience for most and only the special people in your life and elicit this sensation on you. Usually only one specific person has this magic touch.
Donna: "i was thinking of buying some roses to put in the corridor honey... what do you..."
Donn's Honey: *from behind his back pulls out a bunch of beautiful white roses* "no need dear, but please don't put them in the corridor, keep them for yourself"
Donna: "Awww... Donna's honey... i'm feeling all tinglish now... Thank you love. I'm so lucky to have you"
Tinglish by rosesarepretty.119 June 16, 2010

Twiggish 

When a person does really fucked up things for really stupid reasons.
#1 Did you see that she glued the tv plug into the outlet because it kept falling out? Then she wanted to move the tv, so she chewed through the wire and burned her mouth!
#2 - that’s Twiggish, man. Totally Twiggish.
Twiggish by Twiggish January 17, 2022
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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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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
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