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Used to describe the situation when the shit hits the fan and the first person to show up is used as a scapegoat for the problems. Based on the situation- the beatles breaking up. Yoko Ono was blamed by many fans of being the cause. The truth is that she just happened to be there at the time.

guy: Rolls-Royce has gone to shit since the Germans took it over

talking donkey: Their sales were already lower than Bentley. They have become passe. They would still be in the shit if they were still British-owned. You just have a slight case of yoko syndrome.

yoko syndrome by Gumba Gumba February 20, 2004

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yoko syndrome

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Yoko syndrome refers to scapegoating of the latest party to become involved with an object of popularity that is now in decline. Refers to the situation of many fans of the beatles blaming Yoko Ono, wife of John Lennon for their break-up, and the end of beatlemania.

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yoko syndrome by Gumba Gumba February 24, 2004

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yoko swifto

Similar to the phenomenon of Yoko Ono's destruction of the Beatles, but for this Century and the KC Chiefs.

Hey Bob, WTF happened to the Kansas City Chiefs?.. they used to be good!
Bob: It's the Yoko Swifto effect. It only takes two months..

yoko swifto by The New White Morpheus December 27, 2023

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yoko ono syndrome

Yoko Ono Symdrome is used to describe when someone chooses to hate and vilify another person for the crime of dating a celebrity they find attractive, regardless of the massive odds of that person ever getting together with said celebrity themselves. Typically occurs to fans of teenage boybands.

The term comes from the massive hate Yoko Ono received from female fans of the Beatles following her relationship and marriage to John Lennon.

"I'm worried about my daughter, she keeps writing blog posts about how she hates anyone dating Harry Styles because she wants him for herself. I think she has Yoko Ono Syndrome."

yoko ono syndrome by WatcherMark August 2, 2016

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yokos

Absolute worst person or place, to a point where you hate them but saying anything will only cause unnecessary drama.

Guy 1: I’m gonna put my sandwich in here
Guy2: *eats sandwich*
Guy1: don’t be a Yokos my guy

yokos by AberGirl February 23, 2019

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yokostevas

The forthcoming of joy into the world.

Yokostevas to all!

yokostevas by Woodnt you like to know July 23, 2023

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leafers

NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.

New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.

leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005

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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."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

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crunchy

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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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.

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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.

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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

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