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devonism 

A general theme or specific knowledge that, over a period of time, ranging from weeks to months, or even years, will repeat from groups of people with no knowledge of the general theme or specific knowledge's occurrence. This event is not a coincidence, and is caused by extreme luck. As Ian Fleming once said, "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times, it's enemy action."
Cristy and I were talking about "Don't Stop Believin'" and not only did it start playing on the car radio thirty minutes later, but the people next to us were talking about it while we watched the movie. It was totally a devonism
devonism by Chevalier January 21, 2010
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deaconism 

The art of facial and bodily contortion associated with re-enacting famous scenes from Blue Peter cica 1978. Joey deacon was renowned as the "prince among Mongs" or His lack of basic motor Neurone function was world renowned.
stop being such a spaz you Joey deacon
deaconism by Karlos June 29, 2004
decorism- synonym for decorum
“have some decorism about yourself”
decorism by Unknown_ballsack August 28, 2022

Devonism 

The belief that ties are powerful and Friday when people dress down, is the time to dress up to show superiority over everyone
Devon is a devonism god. He never misses I Friday!
Devonism by The ultimate juice December 8, 2017

devonism 

someone who is blonde, and while slightly booksmart, they lack common knowledge skills. When asked a common question... the response is outrageous and called a devonism
hey what's 17 +17? ...28.

man what a devonism!

"why do they need to see a ree-zooms on our application?"

"why are we exciting into traffic?"

"Is the Rockefeller Center named after the clothing line Rockafella?"
devonism by C.EM. March 31, 2010
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NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
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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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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
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