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defector
usually defined as someone or a party that consciously abandons their home or default party, country or military affiliation and is usually considered illegal by the default association.
the definition started in the military, as someone who "defects" to the opposing party...meaning "to switch sides".
commonly used for refugees attempting to leave north korea. see example below:
the definition started in the military, as someone who "defects" to the opposing party...meaning "to switch sides".
commonly used for refugees attempting to leave north korea. see example below:
"north korea is a nightmare. i know someone who actually managed to defect from that communist hellhole and apply for legal status in south korea as a defector"
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defecho • Defechoke • Derecho • defechead • defecious • Defecotel • defectomancy • defector • <Ambidextrous>Yo, `~`Rightie's`~`Angel Hellstrom Jose Robles Estoy Peleando Por El Derecho To Say Lefty's:"'GetThe Fuck Out Of My Life For Interpersonally Communicating'"<Ambidextrous> • Yo, Angel Hellstrom Jose Robles Estoy Peleando Por El Derecho To Say Lefty's:"'GetThe Fuck Out Of My Life For Interpersonally Communicating'"
Derecho
A derecho is a widespread fast moving squall line of thunderstorms. On average it travels 60 MPH taking approximately 12 hours to travel from Chicago to New York City. It accompanies mainly high winds due to its speed, intense lightning/ thunder and downpour. Sometimes have a wind sheer that can produce a tornado. The shape usually is a bow echo (looks like a bow on radar) or backwards "C."
Derecho by weirdalfan1980 June 28, 2013
Defechoke
Defechoke by Stetson Kennedy January 11, 2014
defectomancy
The art of becoming so conversant in the bugs of a commercial software platform that you are able to achieve desired functionality by exploiting said bugs. The defectomancer's weapon of choice is the Cludge. Her abilities are enhanced when operating in under-patched environments lacking official vendor support. She can easily be countered by employing the tactics of intelligent software acquisition and management. Despite these weaknesses the defectomancer has made enterprise domains her natural habitat.
Using her skills in defectomancy, Sally saved an invalid value to an inexplicably non-nullable date field so that it would display N/A instead of an arbitrary date when no date was to be entered in that field.
defectomancy by Pidd December 19, 2013
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life
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crunchy
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.
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?"
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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.
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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.
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Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
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Whale
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.
Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.
A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.
A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
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