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Condo Gestapo

A resident who volunteers to observe and report minor violations to the condo association on a regular basis, with identity unknown to other residents.
Another letter from the Condo Gestapo. Apparently this time the trash can was out before 7pm. Who is this guy?
Condo Gestapo by Project6195 June 28, 2012
geh-stah-poh

*Nazi Germany's secret police. As militant & heavily-armed as the wehrmacht.

*A hack used to refer to a person (lotsa times a cop) who barges into your property for unofficial reasons and thus invades your privacy.
"Many cops today have gone gestapo. -_- that's what happens when people abuse their freedoms?"
-me
gestapo by Dave March 26, 2004

Granny Gestapo 

The elderly female employees stationed at the entrance to Walmart stores. The purpose of the Granny Gestapo is to make honest Walmart shoppers feel like shoplifters as they attempt to leave the store. Once Walmart has your money, the Granny Gestapo carefully searches through your purchases item by item to make sure that each one matches your receipt precisely. Also known as Walmart security or as people greeters.
The Walmart checker was too lazy to bag the toilet paper, so I was strip searched by the Granny Gestapo when I tried to leave the store.
Granny Gestapo by Sam Walton December 15, 2008

grammar gestapo

A term used to desribe an individual who make comments on spelling and grammar mistakes.
John said: "I did good today"
Peter responds: "WELL peter, you did WELL"
John: "everyone get out of the way! it's the grammar gestapo!"
grammar gestapo by Brendan Gilmartin February 23, 2007

gestapolice

A cop with an unusually large hatred for anyone not a cop. Derived from the word gestapo now it represents all facist, fag bashing, racist, hypocritical components of law enforcement.
Hey man, sorry we're late. We got caught up with some gestapolice and they searched our car because we're black.

Airport Gestapo 

The Federal Transport Security Agency, or any similar airport security screening outfit that commits draconian and degrading invasion of privacy and violation of rights of passengers in the course of its duty, usually under full government protection and no right to recourse.
The Airport Gestapo confiscated GI Joe's two inch rifle and wand raped the owner.
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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.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
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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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