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Gaminology 

1. The art of using gaming words to describe real life actions or situations.

2. A portmanteau of game and terminology.
Example 1
Person 1: I tried to stealth out of my house to join a party to hunt for girls but I aggroed both of my parents and failed my quest.

Person 2: Nice usage of gaminology there.

Example 2
Person 1: Yo, I'm going to school.
Person 2. Yeah you need to level up your intelligence and knowledge. Good luck with the grind.
Person 1: Dude stop with the gaminology.

Example 3
In the 2010 version of Clash of The Titans, Perseus seemingly leveled up from fisherman to elite warrior in a matter of days without any real training. With the epic sword, epic flying mount Pegasus, and Medusa's head he soloed the two raid bosses, Kraken and Hades, with relative ease.
Gaminology by sulo251 April 2, 2010
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Glizzology

The study of the subtext known as glizzlinies and all things glizz discovered by Ervin and Chris

Jobs in field are glizzologist
Damn it’s a huge glizzard outside I should’ve watched the glizzology channel
Glizzology by Glizzologist May 26, 2022

gangology 

The intellectual prowess of thy gang, for he who is not in said gang shall not know the studies of gangology
The study of gangology
gangology by R3DD05 October 18, 2022

Galinology

Galinology - is the pure, focused scientific study of the biology, psychology, history, culinary, cultural and religious significance of the chicken (Gallus gallus) specifically.
Charles Darwin was the most famous and influential galinologist
Deep galinological meaning of the chicken crossing the road
Galinology of chicken soup
Galinological aspects of voodoo rites
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
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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.
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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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