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Epictetus 

Epictetus, c. 50 – c. 135 AD) was a Greek stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery to a Roman master, gained his freedom only to be banished from Rome. Spending his remaining life in northwestern Greece. His teachings were written down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses and Enchiridion. The Enchiridion of Epictetus is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice. Eschewing Metaphysics the branch of philosophy that studies the fundamental nature of reality, the first principles of being, identity and change, space and time, causality, necessity, and possibility. It includes questions about the nature of consciousness and the relationship between mind and matter, between substance and attribute, and between potentiality and actuality. The word "metaphysics" comes from two Greek words that, together, literally mean "after or behind or among the study of the natural".
Epictetus claimed, "It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.”

He also said: “Only the educated are free.”
Epictetus by Spiritual-Master March 19, 2022
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epicurean planking 

the act of taking pictures of your food, no matter how disgusting or appetizing it looks, and posting it on social networking sites because you feel that others need to see what you're eating.
Gloating over the fact that he was eating Italian food in Italy while his friends were back home eating Chef Boyardee Ravioli, John decided to annoy his friends with a little epicurean planking.
ericute

adj.
1. beyond cute
2. a combination of being cute/hot/gorgeous
3. to describe one with mesmorizing eyes and a perfect smile = )
4. used to describe one that masters the "fuck eye"
5. often used to piss her off....

note: this word is only used to describe the cutest, most amazing girl ever
That chick isnt ericute!! She just works at an italian restaurant and has nice eyes!!
ericute by ryan snake cohen February 11, 2009

Epicsteezalisious 

When something is so steezy and epic at the same time that it could destroy all life as we know it, it is Epicsteezalisious. (Epic-Steez-a-lisious).
Did you hear about how scientist cloned Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris into one human, but it was so Epicsteezalisious they had to destroy it with like, 12 1/2 nukes?
Epicsteezalisious by David Bock January 18, 2009

epictear 

that dude's such an epictear
epictear by yunaonurban December 15, 2019
word used to describe a cute act, gesture, etc...

I have been thinking about a way to ask you to prom for the past few weeks. I thought of so many ericute ideas... but when i played each senario out in my head, they just weren't good enough. I wrote poems, songs, but none of them even came close to summing up the way i feel about you. It's like i hit some imaginary wall.. But then i realized... I actually did hit a wall because no matter how well worded my writing is, no characters on a sheet of paper will ever come close to summing up the way i feel about you. I can't list the infinite reasons that make you amazing in a song. I can't describe "my shit life if you werent in it" in a poem.

But what i can tell you is this:
You're the first person i think about in the morning and the last person i think about at night. I can't concentrate anymore because I'm constantly missing you. I dream about your gorgeous smile and mesmorizing eyes. I love you, and I don't know who else i would rather go to prom with. So...


Princess... Will you come to prom with me?
ericute by Ryan snake cohen February 13, 2009
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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
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

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."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
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
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.
"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."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026
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