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E-glancing 

The common practice of scan-reading your email messages. E-glancing has become more prominent due to workload and time constraints. E-glancing is facilitated by the growing popularity of PDA type devices where emails are received out of the office environment. In such circumstances,  ‘E-glancing' assures a prompt response and efficient time management for busy professionals.

E-glancing also incorporates a function whereby (when reading an email) only the first few sentences of the email are actually studied by the receiver. As a result of E-glancing, emails in the business environment have become less wordy and exhibit direct evidence when calling for action i.e. incorporation of bullet points and numbering rather than long-winded explanations of entire scenarios.
Busy professionals have unwittingly developed a technique known as e-glancing to ensure they can identify critical tasks (outlined by an inundation of electronic media) in a shorter time-frame, thus rendering their response with greater efficacy.
E-glancing by elmaz_concepts December 6, 2010
acting in a nonchalantly cool manner. or simply to be cool
1 "What's up?"
" just glangin."

2 "dude! that car is so glangin!"
Glangin by glangstas May 25, 2010

Glancing Blow 

Head from a girl with a lazy eye.
That girl that gave me head last night had one eye looking at me and one eye looking for me...it was like she gave me a glancing blow!
Glancing Blow by Ofnsve August 26, 2009

intently glancing 

when someone pretends to glance to look at what you are writing or have written in an instant messenger session but is actually GLANCING very intently and has read EVERYTHING you have said
The creepy old man was INTENTLY GLANCING at my i.m. when i was chatting.
intently glancing by Riter January 21, 2006

Clock Glancing 

The act of repeatedly looking at the clock to see how much more time is left for an event or something of that nature to end.
During school, when someone is going insane with boredom, they keep clock glancing.
Clock Glancing by imaglancer March 7, 2011
1.
Dumb videos that self absorbed people take of themselves. They take these videos to feel self important. Showing where they are or saying something they think is relevant. Tags are used after taking a glancie when posted on a social media site.

2.

Live video chats, when talking isn't enough, you need proof of where someone is at, or you want to see what someone is wearing

3.
The second sign of end of times. The right after the beginning of the end of intelligent civilization
Future sociologists use the glancie as an artifact for the end of times
Hey boo, you at the concert? Send me a glancie so I can see what's going on!

Hey, look at me. I'm at the bar having fun! What ever you're doing it isn't as fun as what I am doing. Don't you feel bad? Good, that's why i'm making a glancie.

"You're at that game? Sure you are. Give me a glancie as I can talk to you on video"
Glancie by Snarky Urban Budda September 18, 2018
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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
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
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.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

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
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