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n., North East English (particularly Sunderland) slang for chewing gum.
"Howay, man, gizza bit o' gowie!"
gowie by Troutio October 24, 2006
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It is a South African term for 'going through the most'
I am gowishing right now.
gowishing by ughdoireallyhaveto October 23, 2017
Related Words
gowie Glowie gomie Gower Govie gopie Gomies gowned gowed gowed up
Normally used for the CIA but also used for agencies like the ATF, FBI, etc. Their inability to blend in to the native population's habits, patterns and speech makes them stick out like a sore thumb to the population, hence they "glow in the dark."

The most common trappings of government shills are their inability/hesitation to use the major racial slurs, improper use of memes, and the pushing of mainstream political theories.

See also: Glow in the dark, glowposting
I feel ya, glowie. Must be frustrating. I know everything I post is satire or attempted satire, or pertaining to my favorite game - Minecraft. So easy to be misunderstood in these wicked times. I hope you get the day off for Christmas, at least.

The worst thing about having an erratic sleeping schedule and being sleeping on American business hours is that you don't get to always read the replies of your designated glowie. When you are most active he is at home sleeping. sucks.

If anyone says, "here's how to get cheap guns illegally", "we should shoot first ", and " Stop larping kill the blank now " that is a glowie pure and simple.
Glowie by TinklesTheGoat December 24, 2019

gowin hawgin 

This describes a hunt for feral pigs or obese romantic partners.
Billy and Bubba done gowin hawgin down on the bottom land.
gowin hawgin by I, Wreckerrr January 1, 2017

Jake Gower 

Person 1:
Bartender can I get a Jake Gower?
Bartender:
1 Bourbon-ginger coming your way.
Jake Gower by athensmongrel November 7, 2011

getting the growies 

I was getting the growies watching the cooking channel
/gōn/

noun.
1. the destruction or disintegration of the human spirit or the state of being obliterated; damaged psyche

2. loss of wealth, position, etc, or something that causes such loss; downfall

3. the state of being speechless/dumbstruck after witnessing a particularly stupid or annoying thing; tiresome.

4. a person as the wreck of his or her former self; ravaged individual.

verb.
1. to fall into ruin; devastate.

2. fall to pieces; dejection.

Origin:
Taken from the word gone, "gowne" was first used to describe the act of being emotionally lost or your enthusiasm no longer being present:
"I'm gowner than the wind"
Person A: "Did you study for the test?"
Person B: "No"
Person A: "You do realize this test a major grade, right?"
Person B: "Don't you think I already fucking know that? I'm too gowne to care at this point"
Gowne by Rosir February 21, 2015
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city chicken 

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.
Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?
city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006
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“Slayyyter just announced another album last night
“No way, is that cake?”
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endwarfins

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I only meant to watch the Heigh-Ho scene for the endwarfins, and then it was two hours later and I'd watched the whole movie.

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A slang term used to describe a bald person, typically someone who is completely bald or has a closely shaved head. The term is derived from the infamous, hairless kids’ cartoon character of the same name.
Example 1:
“Did you see that caillou over there? His head is reflecting the sun like a disco ball.”
Example 2:
“I think Dave is finally accepting his hair loss. He just went full caillou and shaved the whole thing off.”
caillou by WMH01 September 12, 2026
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Brought-upsy 

scruples; to have manners;

May also be spelt Brought-upsie

WestIndian/Caribbean in orient - Barbados, WHUT.
Example 1: Child, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: My Child, have you not any manners?



Example 2: What, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: I can't believe you're doing that. Were you not taught any manners as a child?
Brought-upsy by B-Town Gilly April 20, 2005
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