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'Ey Up' Commonly used by 'Northen' Englishmen, for greetings.
"Ey Up, Joe. Fancy a cheeky Nandos?"
ey up by Blex Aainesy April 3, 2017
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A classic Yorkshire phrase that can be used universally in the county to greet someone whatever time of day.
Bob: "Ey 'Up, Jim"
Jim: "Ey 'Up, Bob"
Ey 'Up by Proper Sheffield lad July 30, 2021

Ey up me duck 

A friendly greeting, often used in Nottinghamshire, which can leave people not from the Midlands a bit puzzled the first time they hear it.
“Ey up me duck, y’alreet?” (Hello, are you well?)
“Aye, grand. Y’rsel’?” (Yes, I’m fine. How are you?)
Ey up me duck by AKACroatalin May 31, 2015

Ey up duck

A friendly greeting, often used in the West Midlands and North of England.
Used in typical conversation:

Emma: "Ey up duck, ows yer ma?" (Hello, how is your mother?)
Lee: "Shes alreet" (She is doing well)
Ey up duck by JB40k April 3, 2008

Ey up mi duck 

A greeting used only in the British county of Nottinghamshire,mostly used in the city of Nottingham
Ey up mi duck,can I buy a cob fora quid?
Ey up mi duck by YoloMenace001 March 30, 2020

throw-up-ey 

The state of constantly feeling like you're about to throw up, commonly related to drinking, too much fun having, and being over-served at a local tavern
Courtney and Joe drank cherry bombs, jager bombs, and whiffle ball bats full of domestic beer while playing Louisville Chugger all day Saturday, causing them to be throw-up-ey all day Sunday Funday.
throw-up-ey by Bazooka Joe #1 June 23, 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
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