A lych gate is a roofed gateway to a churchyard with a stand on which the people carrying the coffin could place it, while they rested before moving into the church for the service. Often a lych gate would have seats as, before the days of motorised hearses, coffins were often carried considerable distances. The lych gate gave those carrying the coffin the opportunity to rest and gather themselves before carrying the departed on the last leg of their journey with care and dignity.

It's no surprise that so many English country churches have a lych gate.

Lych Gate by AKACroatalin April 17, 2015

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Lych

Also seen spelled lich or lyke, lych is the old English name for a dead body or corpse. The name derives from the Old English word "Lic" meaning a corpse.

"Cuz they wuz afeard of 'un, they 'ad to make a stone coffin for 'is lych"

Lych by AKACroatalin April 16, 2015

Lychee

Lychee is the name of a really nice fun person. Sometimes they can be dry but they’re usually fun to hang out with and give great advice and listen to you when you need them. If you don’t have a lychee in your life, go find one right now!!!

I’m so lucky to have met lychee! She’s super nice and I love her so much 😩

Lychee by Lychee-2021 dc January 25, 2021

lychee

a asian fruit very tasty, looks like a fuzzier red kiwi, flesh is chewy and white. kinda tastes like a mix between apple grape and milk. roughly 4-5 cm in diameter.

i got 2 pouunds of lychee from china town and a ate them with some pals during the super bowl.

lychee by Redi March 6, 2007

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This 1913 letter word is the longest word in the English language and is the chemical name for tryptophan synthetase A protein. It appears in Mrs Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words.

Haha. Yeah right.

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Lychno

Lychno, the nightmare of black Bosnians in Turkish and Japanese mythology and The only person that knows who the Joe is. Also he's the only Prime minister of Neverland and Autism Islands since its existence. Also he has a cyborg loli harem of 31000 lolis and a Syrbian milk pasha. He always woke up at 25:00 PM and Always drinks his morning Drink that made full of Pony blood. He believes it makes him stronk and poverfool.

He also known as Dr.Lychno or xXxL0liF_Ck3R69xXx

Lychno is yes

Lychno by Loli Enjoyer March 1, 2022

crunchy

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

Galantir

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

Whale

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

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.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

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

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026