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Also commonly used as "gnowly", "knowlish" and "kneely". Derived from a Greek name Nolish Bedeka. Used to describe something awesome, great and/or very cool.

Similar to the common term "Gnarly", it is a better way to express the emotions arising from positive experiences. Initially discovered by the Ferreira Dias brothers, this term has been widely used by youngsters and adults alike.
Did you see that Phil got the new Wii? Yeah, that was really knowly!!

I know this knowly place for us to go and have some drinks.

Happy Gilmore is one of the knowliest movies ever!! "You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?"... NOOOO"!

knowly by Lokey Dias April 1, 2008
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A russian citizen that hates being called russian.
Me: "you're so russian x?d"
Knowly: "ooh shut up i'm not russian"

The Book of Knowledge 

A common term meaning the web site Wikipedia.org
Adam: Which agency did she come from?
John: I'm not sure...
Adam: Hmmm. How about we (jingle plays)
"Consult The Book of Knowledge"

Knowledge is power is time is money 

A well-known quote by Rikkard Ambrose, a character from series of books Storm and Silence by Robert Thier.
R: "Knowledge is power is time is money, Mr Linton."

the Knowledge 

The Knowledge is the in-depth study of London street routes and places of interest that taxicab-drivers must complete to obtain a licence to operate a black cab. It was instigated in 1851, and has changed little since.

It is the world's most demanding training course for taxicab-drivers; and applicants will usually need at least 12 'Appearances' (attempts at the final test), after preparation averaging 34 months, to pass the examination.

Your mate doesn't stand a chance to pass the Knowledge no matter how hard he tries!
the Knowledge by joesmith October 11, 2006

Dropping Knowledge Bombs 

When an individual drops a particularly insightful piece of knowledge on another individual in an unexpected situation causing a monumental efffect, like the effect of a bomb dropping.
Did you know that the first crusade was launched in order to pillage the holy land and increase the circulation of gold and silver coinage in northern-europe?

No i didn't, and i don't want you dropping knowledge bombs on me while im trying to shark on a girl in a nightclub

Knowledge Shopping 

When someone criticizes you for being an idiot or not knowledgable either because you don't read books or don't keep up with news and current events. The person then goes out to a store and buys an item that if seen by the other would increase his respect of him. There are two results of this. The criticized person would then take the bought item and then never look at it or use it or they could return/sell it after a couple of days.
Jared: Mike you're a fucking idiot you don't know anything!!
Mike: Screw you i'm smart

Mike walks into B&N and buys Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code
Jared sees Mike

Jared: Whoaaaa you're gonna read that book??
Mike: Yeah man i've read all of his books

Jared to himself: Jesus Christ Mike is soooo smart!!

Mike to himself: HAHAHA im soooo knowledge shopping im never gonna read a book longer than 10 pages lol

Mike returns book
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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.
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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.
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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
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Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
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any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear
hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh
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