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Cacooning 

when someone (usually a teen/young adult) is unsatisfied with their physical appearance and stays in their room for months working out/perfecting their appearance as to be comfortable with themselves in the public eye; only to emerge as someone who is completely different and (usually) more attractive and likeable. sometimes refered to as "the butterfly effect."
Wow, Bobby spent the whole winter Cacooning and he looks HOT!
Cacooning by musicman0050030090 July 15, 2010

cacooning 

when a man (not a jew) pulls his foreskin over an unsuspecting persons nose...works well when tea bagging is in consideration aswell...there u go guys!!!
ha he got advanced teabaged...cacooning rules!!
cacooning by Ben Alsbury November 2, 2007

Carvooning 

The art of combining two crafts: cartooning and carving
John Marshall is the founder of carvooning. He has a great talent and passion for taking cartoon caricatures and carving them into wood.
Carvooning by Marshall, J. March 25, 2019

cocooning 

To take vacation or comfort in the solitude one's own home --in effect wrapping oneself up, away from crowds or busy other places.
Some sociologist say that more and more more Americans, tired of increasing discomforts and cost of travel take to cocooning in one's own home.
cocooning by Luddz June 5, 2015

Coon/cooning 

Feeling the need to throw your own race under the bus for gain.
Coon/cooning by Gigi1574 July 5, 2020

Castoning 

When you say someone is castoning, that person goes through 20 different names before remembering the other person's actual name. Also right before they get it right they grunt loudly
Person 1: Hey Lucian, uhhh, George, uhhh, Jar, uhhhh, Teius *GHAAAAAAAAA* , Nicu.

Person 2: What the hell was that.
Person 1: Oh I was just castoning
Castoning by Teo73 November 28, 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.

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
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