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Grippy Sock Jail
A common online name for a mental hospitals, often due to the fact that you get socks with grips on the bottoms instead of shoes.
Grippy Sock Jail by MossyMoss January 25, 2021
Word of the Day on November 27, 2025
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grippy sock vacation
A stay in the mental hospital. Name taken from the grippy socks given to (mostly involuntary) patients. Patients are not allowed shoes with laces due to suicide risk so grippy socks like those used at trampoline parks are issued to patients for footwear.
See: "psych ward socks"
Source: Was in mental hospital in 2019 and know other patients from other institutions
Phrase originally used within mental hospital circles and later spread on TikTok and other social media.
See: "psych ward socks"
Source: Was in mental hospital in 2019 and know other patients from other institutions
Phrase originally used within mental hospital circles and later spread on TikTok and other social media.
grippy sock vacation by MXRed February 20, 2022
grippy socks
grippy socks is kind of a code word for mental health facility because when your in one they give you grippy socks instead of shoes
grippy socks by nqlqni January 19, 2021
Grippy sock vacation
Grippy sock vacation by sadboihours2003 September 24, 2021
griddy
Joe: Hey Pops, I got something enormous biting on my line. I don't think I could hold on.
Pops: Stay griddy son, the fish will eventually tire itself out.
Pops: Stay griddy son, the fish will eventually tire itself out.
griddy by Ricky Fort February 19, 2022
Grippy sock land
An online term used to describe a type of mental hospital, this term is used because of the fact in most mental hospitals they tend to give you grippy socks to wear as a type of shoe.
Grippy sock land by JustHereM88 December 11, 2021
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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.
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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."
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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.
"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?"
"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"