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Hansel and Gretel 

When you take a crap in the woods and leave a trail of toilet paper leading to the poo so you don't step in it later.
one deer hunter to another: "I left a Hansel and Gretel by the big pine tree, so you may want to avoid that area; At least it's clearly marked".
Hansel and Gretel by tenesmus November 27, 2017

Hanseling 

Named for the action of Hansel (and Gretel) from "Hansel and Gretel," the Grimms' fairy tale, as they dropped stones or bread, in turn, to mark their path through the forest.

Forms may include: Hanseling (or lower case, hanseling), a verb; to hansel, a verb; or Proper noun, Hansel (meaning one who drops carelessly in described manner, or any variation of such).

Hanseling is the term used when items, carelessly or purposely, are dropped (possibly in a meandering or careless path-like manner) as a man or boy walks; Greteling is the identical term when a woman or girl walks and drops items in similar manner.

So there is the male version: Hanseling. The female version: Greteling. Either caps or lowercase: Hanseling or hanseling; Greteling or greteling.

The term was initially used years ago when small boys would fail to stay put at meals, and would carry their meals or snacks around the house, haphazardly dropping crumbs or chunks of food in paths around the house.
The term not only includes eating and dropping crumbs, but can broadly include dropping any item (such as clothes, paper, trash, etc.), often in an unthinking or inconsiderate manner.

It can further include not wiping ones' feet at the door, and hanseling mud throughout the home. Etc.
Stop the messes Hansel! No more hanseling around the house eating handfuls of Fruity Pebbles!
Hanseling by Candycasa November 24, 2009
A Hansel is. Friend who is kind helpful and trust worthy , he can be mad sometimes but he is also nice and super chill ,
Hansel knows everything
Hansel by Emma Lin September 23, 2018

hassellhoffed 

while intoxicated, eating a greasy, high caloric meal with ravenous force.
After the bar, we went to Taco Bell and I hassellhoffed some nacho bell grade.
hassellhoffed by wvumommy September 13, 2010
Hansel is a german name,Hansel is also a nice person and likes to gets a along with a lot people .Hansel has a lot of anger issues especially when people mess with him.Hansel has OCD which sometimes never pays attention to others and it also make do things that he doesn’t want to do.
Hansel is so nice
Hansel by Alex1332 May 27, 2020

Hanselgruber 

A VERY stereotypical german person, but not a nazi. Like, a brautwurst eating bavarian type motherfucker.
Man, that Otto from Malcolm in the middle was such a Hanselgruber.
Hanselgruber by Rickey Astley March 8, 2010
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I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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Pee Calculus

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I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
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"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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Ajumma wait a moment
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