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cashing in your chips 

to withdraw from any enterprise or venture that appears to be on a downturn, while you yourself still can keep any personal gains.
-from the poker (or similiar betting game involving playing cards) term, where one takes their remaining chips, representing the amount of money they have left, and trades them in for their value in cash.
"at the rate your shares in the company are going, as your financial advisor, I would seriously suggest you consider cashing in your chips. Sell them off while they are still worth something!"

Check cashing scam 

A check cashing scam is when someone tells you a fake sad story about a financial situation and then asks do you bank at a certain bank. The scammer often stands there looking for people who come out of banks. Then they asks where you bank. Then they say let's go deposit the check and then when you deposit the check at the machine, the amount of money goes up temporarily. Then they say let's withdraw some money at a time until the check clears. Then you try to buy something with a debit card and it says insufficient funds. You check your bank and it's too late, it's near zero. Then you suspect something is not right. Then someone you know said you were scammed. You were a victim of a scam.
Tyler: I just deposited money into my bank! I think I'll pay that debt I owe the gym then buy supplements.

Stanger tall black guy who looks normal: Help. I have financial trouble. The bank doesn't want to cash my check. Could you cash my check. I'll pay you.
Tyler: Sure.

Black guy scammer: Just add the check to the machine and then I will withdraw money.
Tyler: *logs in to the bank account. With $121.50
Black guy scammer: *secretly watches your bank account amount.

Tyler: Deposits check.

*Numbers go up to $920 but only temporarily because it's a fake check.
Black guy scammer: Now take out $120 dollars.

Look it's a picture of my son and daughter.

*shows picture.

I'll be back tomorrow for the rest of the money. (Not really, or maybe to steal this time without the scam).
Tyler: *Takes out money and pays the guy.
Tyler: Tries to pay a gym debt.

*card says insufficient funds.

Tyler: *runs to bank.
*$1.50
Tyler: Crap!
*Goes home
Tyler's brother Josh: You got scammed! It was a check cashing scam.
Check cashing scam by HawaiianPunch1 December 17, 2022

Cashing Out 

When you hustle for the money, and then spend money on a new item, mostly clothes.
"Yo, I'm about to cash out on the air force ones."

"Yo, I'm cashing out on yeezys.

power clashing 

Combining clothing items that according to style etiquette do not go together. Doing this as a powerful figure will result in people unquestionably approving your fashion sense, and taking you in higher esteem.
> I'll tell you what I don't do: wear a striped tie with a striped shirt!

< It's called... power clashing. And I do it because I can.
power clashing by waxo May 17, 2011
Word of the Day on May 11, 2025

Catfishing 

The phenomenon of internet predators that fabricate online identities and entire social circles to trick people into emotional/romantic relationships (over a long period of time).

Possible motivations: revenge, loneliness, curiosity, boredom

The term catfishing was inspired by the 2010 documentary "Catfish."
Gwen was worried that her online boyfriend was a phoney after she saw a TV program about Catfishing.
Catfishing by 2Sweet&Naive February 1, 2013

emotional catfishing

when a fuckboy establishes a connection with you to lure you in and then proceeds to expose their true fuckboy tendencies
I hate emotional catfishing I thought we had something for sure. turns out he just wanted to fuck me
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square grouper

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"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
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