fringels
The plastic tassels that hang off of the bottom of lampshades. Very often they are of spherical shape and clear.
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fringely
When an object has a crisp feeling that gives you goosebumps and/or makes you feel self-conscious when you feel it or are in contact with it. Pronounced Fringe-ly.
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fringelicker
Hey Simon told me he licked Carla's pussy like there was no tomorrow, seriously he did, he's a total fringelicker!
fringelicker by Steven Bell March 3, 2008
fringes
fringes by ziggarette June 24, 2006
Scientific Fringeism
Scientific fringeism, also scientific marginalism and informally as fringology or fringeology, is an intellectual movement that advocates the study of fringe/marginal theories as serious theories. Scientific fringeism also advocates the creation of a fringe/marginal scientific community worldwide just for the study of fringe/marginal theories such as the creation of fringe/marginal experiments in order to see if some theory is really fringe/marginal or not. Scientific fringeism also advocates epistemological anarchism since it's the best system for the study of fringe/marginal theories and so on.
"Scientific fringeism is an interesting movement, it might be really useful for the study of fringe theories related to spirituality, esotericism, occultism and supernaturality, and even the development of areas such as occult sciences, esoteric sciences, spiritual sciences, supernatural sciences, extraphysical sciences, spiritology, esoterology, occultology, supernaturalology, occult psychology, esoteric psychology, logical supernaturalism, divinialism, agnosticology, agnosticography, deistology, deistography and so on.
Scientific Fringeism by Full Monteirism March 17, 2021
fringestream
When a political ideology that should still be on the fringe of civilized society for its extreme views drifts into the mainstream because people in certain positions of power lack their own ideas, those fringe ideas move into the mainstream of one political party, creating a fringestream.
Asking the newly-elected president to provide multiple copies of his birth certificate, college transcripts, a rundown of everyone he's ever met, a blood sample, a polygraph, and a note from his mother would be dismissed without prejudice if the president in question were white. However, since President Obama is our country's first black president, Birtherism has become fringestream.
fringestream by jdubhub68 June 3, 2013
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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.
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
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."
You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026
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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.
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.
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.
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
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