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the beginning of a day when the light from the sun starts to become visible due to the rotation of the earth and the position of the earth. it is a result of the emission of light from the sun and the position of a human, where the light pierces the conjunctivae and enters the pupils to stimulate his or her retinas and triggers neuronal inputs that course through my optic nerves, cross at the optic chiasm and then radiate into different lobes of his or her cortex of his or her brain.

it was created to replace the word sunrise, which is misleading and wrong.
1. It is another early morning, and I can see the captiva. 2. The captiva is occuring now. 3. the captiva is captivating.
captiva by addake December 1, 2018

Legend of Captiva 

Long long ago on mount olympis Captiva was forged by Zeus him self, who gave it to Moses on a stone tablet, who threw it at napoleon, who lost it in a game of cards to Michael Phelps, who used it to swim across the Atlantic and the then sold it to Amelia Earhart for a subway contract, where it was lost at sea along with Amelia, when years later Lara Croft found it in a tomb along side a pile of left socks and my academy award for best speech, then Lara took the Captiva and placed it under Dr. Nagata's pillow where he descovered it the next morning.
Legend of Captiva by Chad A.W. June 23, 2011

Holden Craptiva 

An SUV made by General Motors. Also known as the Chevrolet Craptiva, this car is notorious for having major faults where owners spend hundreds and thousands of dollars to every year fix them up. There is even a Facebook page called 'My Holden Captiva Sucks.'
Look at that Craptiva pleb driving his Holden Craptiva
Holden Craptiva by MoronHater July 23, 2016

Captivity of negativity 

Being captivated by negativity. A form of depression in which you feel like crap and are falling down a never-ending gravitational spiral of negativity. Could also be used to threaten someone.

Used once by Theodore Bagwell (T-Bag) of Prison Break, and also once more by Gretchen of the same TV Series.
"I'm under the captivity of negativity"

"If you ever touch her you'll be under my captivity of negativity."
Captivity of negativity by Toxicfume December 18, 2008

Captive Hoops 

Circular Piercings inserted into piercings/pierced areas. Commonly used in ears, bottom lips, eyebrows, noses, nipples and occasionally the belly button, penis and vagina.

Usually they are a circular piece of metal, with a ball holding the two pieces closed so the piercing won't slip or fall out.

Rarely are they silver, gold or glass.
A : "Do you have anything better to put in my ears? All i have are these boring studs.."
B : "Well I just bought some neon captive hoops the other day"
Captive Hoops by Afterrhythmia March 15, 2009

Captivating 

To attract and hold the attention or of intrest, as by beauty or excellence.
her charm and personality is captivating, because she's angelical and believes in heaven.
Captivating by Mary_R April 6, 2010
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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.
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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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