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Unsung hero 

Someone who does a great job yet receives little or no recognition for that. an unsung hero usually refrains from claiming too much in return for his/her efforts.
"Mikel Arteta was considered to be Arsenal FC's unsung hero this season."
Unsung hero by Behradeth June 5, 2013
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Unsung hero 

An unsung hero is a person who commits an extraordinary act but does not receive recognition or proper respect. However, as the late George Carlin put it, "As soon as someone is identified as an unsung hero, they no longer are."
Pizza delivery people are the unsung heroes of the 21st century
Unsung hero by The Notorious J.O.G. January 26, 2017
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unsung hero 

mac is an unsung hero and carries marching band
unsung hero by gingystingy August 15, 2021

Unsung hero 

usually in a movie, the unsung hero has major importance in the story by doing something major, but then is brushed off as a side character.
an example would be Hobie Brown in across the spider verse or the hacker in the isle of dogs
(these are both the unsung hero of the movie )
Unsung hero by Ronald.j chanefeild October 5, 2023
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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.
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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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In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
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