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youngman 

A term used by gay males meaning an object of desire. Used in the book "City of Night" by John Rechy. Also in the song YMCA by the Village People.
'Youngman, there's a place you can go...to the Y-M-C-A!'
youngman by Woody Thomas August 30, 2008

Henny Youngman problem 

A problem that is best solved by avoiding the problematic situation. From the old Henny Youngman joke: "Doctor, it hurts when I do this!" "Don't do that."
I inflated my mountain bike tires to 110 psi, and they exploded right off the rims.

So don't do that. That's a Henny Youngman problem.
Henny Youngman problem by dumbled0re September 25, 2008

Henny Youngman solution 

Telling someone that the solution to a problem is to simply not do anything that exposes the flaw that causes the problem. From the old Henny Youngman joke: "Doctor, it hurts when I do this!" "Don't do that." Usually, but not always, associated with computers.
"The program crashes when I try to print!"
"Don't try to print."
"Do you have a real solution or just a Henny Youngman solution?"

Brayden Youngman 

A charming young lad. The Child of Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps (If Judy Hopps had orange fur or Nick's fur coloured Genes). The smartest out of the few but not the brightest when he drinks other's puke. (bad rhyme).
"I love Brayden Youngman, I wanna marry his pubes"
Brayden Youngman by DB409 May 12, 2022

Young man'd 

Verb When a security guard, teacher, principal, or any other school official with small but self-imagined authority at school (typically in the cafeteria) addresses you with a loud "Young man," usually after you have just thrown food, sat or stood on a table, put a hat on, used a phone/iPod, had sagging pants, or committed any other mild offense. After being "young man'd," one is either given a warning, a detention, or in worse cases, told to "come with me," where a trip to the office, a call home, and/or suspension follows.
"Hey dude I could have started an awesome food fight at lunch if I hadn't gotten 'young man'd' by that annoying security guard."

"It was so funny when that kid tried to start a flash mob by jumping on the table but instead was 'young man'd' by the principal."

"Ha ha he just got 'young man'd' ".
Young man'd by ShHtsFoReal14 November 8, 2011
means young person.

- a way of calling out to someone that is young. Similar to jit.
Youngan by Badass Jit January 24, 2021
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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.

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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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