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"A selfie to brag about helping." Typically a American or European volunteer in Africa or Southeast Asia taking a picture of themselves with a child or children that are obviously poor, often showing the American or European offering help to the child or children, or implying such help. These photos are often used as Tinder profile pictures, and eventually are featured on Humanitarians of Tinder.

Also can be a photograph of a humanitarian aid worker in the act of helping a needy person, used in the context of fundraising for the humanitarian organization. As referenced in an official USAID response, "Small et. al 2007 has shown that well-lit photos and helpies generate more funding than text-based, and data-driven presentations of complex, global problems."
"She took a beautiful helpie of her and a child at the village school in Uganda where she volunteered for a week. Now its her Tinder profile picture and her organization is using that photo as a helpie in their annual report"
Helpie by JadedAid October 12, 2017
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Hemp yourself. Using CBD oil.
Did you use hempes today?
Hempes by Hemp200 July 16, 2019

Hempfield High School 

A school in a populus area where 74 IQ at most, 1.9 GPA, weed smoking small penis inbred people are located and every Girl is a fucking slut, bitch, dog, whore, mut, prostitute living with their 47-55 year old fathers and every Guy who lives here is a below average person in every aspect, druggies, thirsty for pussy, wannabe gangster. Don't get me started with the actual school though because there is shit dripping down from every ceiling at every high school and almost half of the teachers/staff are pregnant in almost every year. Dog shit, off brand, no skills people maybe 100 people out of 49,000 in the district are skilled at something.

dance the hempen jig 

To be hanged by the neck until dead. An old pirate term.
If those scalawags catch us, they'll make us dance the hempen jig!
dance the hempen jig by Adolytsi September 2, 2005

Herpiegonnorasyphilaids 

Herpiegonnorasiphilaids is herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, and AIDS at the same time. Someone who is an extreme where has herpiegonnorasyphilaids.
Tyler: Look at that chick. She's hot!

Steve: Don't sleep with her! She has herpiegonnorasyphilaids.

Christina (whore): Hey boys! Wanna have sex?

hempeleptic 

When someone smokes enough hemp to put them to Sleep
Dude check out the hempeleptic on the couch
hempeleptic by highrisegoat January 18, 2013
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026

Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026
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