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1) An expression used exclusively by Ojibways used to express awestruck wonder or amazement at anothers or ones own actions, especially to boost the ego.

2) A brief form of expression used to hold another or oneself in high regard, especially after accomplishing an amazing feat.

3) A verbal pat-on-the-back used by Ojibways, proverbially equal to that of a "way to go!"
"Howah! Look how bow-legged my kid is when he's running!"
Howah by clayton ottertail July 27, 2006
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hoaah • hooah • hoah! • haah • hoaching • Howah • hoach • homaha • Hoyah • Hoachie

Shit Hot Hooah! 

Shit Hot Hooah is the Battle cry of the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, known as The Legendary CE Red Devils at Kunsan Air Base in Korea. This motivational moral cry “Shit Hot Hooah” energizes a quiet room; it's a proud expression of what it is to be a Red Devil. From this meaning, we derive many synonyms such as motivated, energetic, outstanding, incredible, exceeds expectations and second to none. This word also is a punctuation of greatness. CE Red Devils! Shit Hot Hooah!
The Red Devil Squadron is "Shit Hot Hooah! or CE Red Devils!! Shit Hot Hooah. two ways to say it, same meaning.

Hoachin' Bitches

A collection of vile disgraceful young ladies who desire a good filling from hot young spunky men.
"Right lads, lets go out on the town to find some hoachin' bitches"

"It's hoachers night tonight lads!"
Hoachin' Bitches by The Hoachers January 2, 2010

hoaching 

To teem with. To have a plentiful supply of. Scottish in origin
This place is hoaching with midges
hoaching by alexandp January 12, 2009

Hoaching 

Scottish term for " Really Busy"/ "Crowded"/ "Packed"
Emma, It's hoaching in here!
Hoaching by livpemperpem February 20, 2011
A pleasant sigh after drinking.

Some people even do it after food to express their satisfaction, but its uncommon and deemed weird.
"Ahhh--shh" (after a sip of coffee)
"Dude stop hoashing so loud ."
Hoash by Gaycatt January 19, 2019
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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

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
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."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
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.
"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?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026
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