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urban archeology 

The act of digging through one's garage, storage, closets, etc in search of lost artifacts and or in the process of reducing the amount of 'stuff' collected over the years.
1. We're getting ready to move, so we're going to storage to do a little urban archeology.

2. I ran into Cynthia and had to do a little urban archeology to find her phone number.
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Urban archeology 

The exploration of old abandoned malls movie theaters. Houses. Mansions.basically. anything urban or semi urban.
We explored some abandoned houses in the 5 finger lakes region of New York it was some great urban archeology!

Urban Archeologist 

Finding and keeping for your own, items and objects in an urban or sub urban setting, such as a grocery store, swap meet, or shopping mall.
Alan isn't a thief he's an urban archeologist.

Urban Archeologist 

Searching for modern and antique artifacts in an urban setting. Recycling these artifacts to people who need, want or collect them.
An Urban Archeologist finds treasures at storage sales, yard sales, estate sales, swap meets, thrift stores, and dumpsters.

Urban Photo-archeologist 

Some one who photographs abandoned buildings or communities in an urban environment.
Frank: "Hey John, did you hear?"
John: "Yeah, Eric got almost got arrested for trespassing last night for being in the Divine Loraine(abandoned building in northern philly) ."
Frank: "It's a good thing he's an Urban Photo-archeologist.
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
Word of the Day on May 22, 2026
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
Word of the Day on May 21, 2026