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basal ganglia 

The act of dangling one's testicles within close quarters of another peer's face while they sleep. It is important for the individual to not wake the victim.

(Also known as part of the inferior cerebral cortex, just superior to the diencephalon, in the dull biological world.)
That fucker Brandon fell asleep with his shoes on last night, so I basal ganglianed that nigga.

basal state poop 

Scientific definition: A resting metabolic state poop early in the morning after a minimum of 12 hours of fasting.

Layman definition: The poop you take immediately after getting out of bed.
Taking a basal state poop is part of my daily routine.
I take a basal state poop before going to work.
basal state poop by expialodocious November 6, 2015

basal book

A "basal book" is one that is absolutely crucial to a particular academic discipline or profession, a book that everyone who knows anything knows about. It is a book (or perhaps an article) that forms the basis for understanding a certain topic or joining a certain conversation. It is often the sort of book that everyone wants to have read but no one wants to read. It is always the sort of book or article that cannot be digested properly by reading it all the way through just once, but must be studied and digested (analytical reading helps with this).
Greg Glassman's article "What is Fitness?" is a basal article for the Crossfit movement.

Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" is a basal book for the environmentalist movement.

"Mein Kampf" is a basal book for the Nazi movement.
basal book by LA Wordsmith October 23, 2012

chillin on the basal plane 

related to a relaxed state of being, characterized by a contented feeling and generally happy demeanor
Pretty good, man, I'm straight chillin on the basal plane.

Momento Bacalhau 

A portuguese "Bruh Moment" same use.
Um "Bruh Moment" português.
A: We have to sing the song and nobody knows the lyrics
B: Momento Bacalhau bro

A: Quando tens de cantar uma música e não sabes a letra
B: Momento Bacalhau
Momento Bacalhau by FlavioMendes November 12, 2021
Bagal (ba-gol) - adj., v. - It was originated from the Urdu word “pagal.” First it went from “pagal” to “baagal” (baa-gal), which later turned to “Bagal”, which has finally, most recently, turned into the word agal (a-gol). When Yunus Bhayya was asked about this, he said that ‘the b got dropped’, which meant that the b was not necessary. Now, to get onto the real definition, the word bagal means (in adj. form) “bad, trash, or just not good.” For its adjective form, it can be used in a sentence by saying, “you are bagal at this.” For a verb form, the definition is, “destroying (not literally), beating very bad.” As a verb, it can be used in a sentence by saying, “I am bagalling on this person in the game.”
“I am bagalling on this person in the game.” “you are bagal at this.”
Bagal by Da-Nile March 27, 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."
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

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.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
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