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Pull a Baldwin 

Verb: To act like you have a huge bank account when in reality you are dependent on someone else to pay your bills; to be completely insolvent in business matters, claim bankruptcy, and go on vacation, leaving your creditors holding the bill; to have all holdings foreclosed on but rent a house that costs as much as the original mortgage on the foreclosed house; to generally take advantage of anyone and everyone in an effort to make oneself look as good as possible.
"I think I'll pull a Baldwin and go on vacation next week, even though I owe everyone and their mother money."
Pull a Baldwin by karmagalva February 3, 2010

Take a Baldwin 

In reference to Seattle Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin during Superbowl 49 when he pretended to take a sh!t on the field in front of the entire world. "Taking a Baldwin" -- The act of humiliating yourself in a really public way during one of the most important moments of your life.
Did you see Jimmy take a Baldwin during the concert? He stood up there with a raging hardon the whole time. I wanted to crawl into a hole and die for him.
Take a Baldwin by DeenieWeenie February 6, 2015

Doing a Baldwin

To do something dangerous with a firearm or show poor firearm safety.
"James was totally Doing a Baldwin yesterday he flagged me like 3 time"
Doing a Baldwin by Mr_9_Yearold October 27, 2021

A. Michael Baldwin 

A screen actor who, in Phantasm, was quite a lil' minch.
"Did you see A. Michael Baldwin in Phantasm? Man, what a lil' minch."
A. Michael Baldwin by Dan G June 20, 2006

Balding A Nut 

Taking ones razor and shaving a section of your scrotum
Ryan was Balding A Nut one day when his mom Walked in.
Balding A Nut by jewbag/jewiness February 27, 2017
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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
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

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."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
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
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
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