also called "cleans", clean vocals are basically regular singing

this phrase is usually associated with post-core bands that include singing with their hard vocals (screaming)

Memphis May Fire has really sweet clean vocals.

clean vocals by Ephphatha09 January 16, 2012

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cookie monster vocals

Another term for the various vocal stylings of genres related to progressive death metal. The vocals are incoherent growls, similar to those of Cookie Monster himself.

"Hey, can you understand what these motherfuckers are saying?"
"I don't think anybody can with those cookie monster vocals."

cookie monster vocals by rpg June 12, 2006

shit strain vocals

Describes the vocal styling's of a singer who sounds like they're trying to have a shit whilst singing. This usually is put on in an attempt to sound like they are singing some real meaningful stuff.

Man! I can't stand Nickleback with their singers shit strain vocals.

shit strain vocals by rynoplastered May 15, 2007

Swine Vocals

The vocal effect produced by a person that sounds like a pig squealing or the noise a pig makes when snorging. This style of screaming is popular in Metal.

Used in a sentence.....

"Those swine vocals were fucking brutal!"

Listen to the song All Roads Lead to Hell by Hester Prynne on youtube to hear some Swine Vocals
The Swine starts around 0:28

Swine Vocals by SwineFLUpandemic November 10, 2009

Clean vocals

Also called "cleans". Used mostly in the metalcore and post-hardcore community to describe regular singing, as some artists/bands in these genres often use screamed/growled vocals alongside regular singing.

"This band has pretty average screams, but the clean vocals are pretty good"
"The singer has really bad cleans"

Clean vocals by ChippyChipper June 19, 2019

switching vocals

Switching vocals; a sub-category within the nightcore genre that is more complex than regular nightcore. It consists of a different person than that of the original song singing it, and then being edited into nightcore. It's a very unique style that puts a very different twist to the original song itself.

Person 1: Isn't this song sung by only one person, a female?
Person 2: well originally yes, but this song is in switching vocals style, so now a male is singing it in a nightcore style.

switching vocals by NightcoreZaddy October 15, 2018

Galantir

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

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

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

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

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

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026