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hemmingway 

You wish that you were half the man Hemmingway was.
hemmingway by apocalypse5 August 29, 2008

Hemmingway 

How stupid assholes spell 'Hemingway', the American expatriate writer.
Hemmingway!! It's spelled HEMMINGWAY!!!
Hemmingway by F.Scott August 31, 2012

Toby Hemmingway 

Oh man, the hottest
blonde actor, with perfect teeth, and and a wonderful body. starring in movies such as "The Covenant" and "Love for Rent"
Toby Hemmingway by Ashy-ash-ash October 18, 2008

Heminway 

A term used to desribe someone who is a writer, though more frequently someone who fashions him/herself a writer but really isn't, or is not a very good one; derived from the name Ernest Hemingway, famed American novelist and story writer, but with the "g" removed to give it a colliquial informal feel, suggesting its ironic nature.
Ol' Heminway over there is writing all the time; too bad it's all drivel! That schmuck thinks he's going to be the next great novelist.
Heminway by P'tainz October 7, 2010

Hemingway Solution 

To commit suicide via shotgun blast administered beneath the chin or inside the mouth, as mentioned in Stephen King's novel Dreamcatcher. If the shotgun is particularly long the trigger is often pulled by a toe.
Damn it, why did he have to go and use the Hemingway Solution in my room? Now there's brain matter all over my ceiling.

The old guy in 'The Hills Have Eyes' used the Hemingway Solution.
Hemingway Solution by Shadowhunter_36 September 23, 2008

Hemingway drunk

adj. When you spend a day marathon drinking, from noon or possibly even the morning until late into the evening stopping only to eat small meals.
Check out Billy, he's been drinking everything in sight since 11:00 AM. Whiskey, wine, beer you name it. He's not just getting drunk, he's getting Hemingway drunk!
Hemingway drunk by G.I. Nigel March 26, 2010
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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
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After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
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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
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