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naughts and crosses

A repetitive, addictive, yet oddly pleasurable game for two.
A grid of nine boxes is drawn. The players pick their symbol (a naught or a cross), then take turns to fill a box with their individual symbol. The winner is the first to complete a line of three symbols - diagonally, horizontally, or vertically. The loser will then immediatly demand a rematch.
This game is often played on the back rows of classrooms and lecture threatres in schools and Universities across the world.
"Please play naughts and crosses with me before I bite my own tongue off in boredom."
naughts and crosses by CasioClay December 18, 2007

Knots and Crosses 

While playing pictionary one night, this is how my british friend Asela refers to the game tic-tac-toe as it is drawn for him. Being the naive Americans we are, we laugh at him and give him hell.
"Knots and Crosses! Knots and Crosses!; you are drawing Knots and Crosses!"

throwing crosses 

Setting somebody up for something a group of friends might be doing illegally, of course. Double crossing or triple crossing. A real snake move. Will likely get you killed in most cases.
Hey D, where Mike at? Man Mike gone he got caught throwing crosses by being with them other dudes on the South side.
throwing crosses by DC81 April 17, 2024

no crosses

person 1: “nah boy did yu fr do dat?”
person 2: “nah brah no crosses i did nufen”
no crosses by eetspotato July 10, 2024

Naughty and Crosses 

The naughts and crosses equivalent of strip poker, naughty and crosses is a situation where you play naughts and crosses and the loser of each round takes off a piece of clothing.
“We should spice things up tonight...”
“You're so right! Let's play naughty and crosses!”
Naughty and Crosses by C L G February 5, 2021

how many crosses has stink burned 

100 every week. Sometimes there’s evil people on the crosses and they get tnt tied to their penises so they can be stripped of their identity. The mighty stink will burn anything holy cross related and blow peoples penises for fun
how many crosses has stink burned Damn that cross is holy shit well I’m finna burn that
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
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Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
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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
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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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