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To own or be above someone and to spare their life in exchange for something. Or allow them final words before they die.
yo bitch you better sit you ass down, and I will be merciful on yo ass!
Merciful by Merciful May 6, 2003

Merciful lobster 

Wow Matthias is such a merciful lobster
Merciful lobster by The man of Paul February 4, 2022

merciful maidens

An exclamation, used to express outrage or disbelief about a particular situation.
Marcell: The goddamn cat is eating the lasagna again!
Edward Leo: Oh Merciful Maidens!
merciful maidens by Roy McCallister January 12, 2007

House of Merciful Suvedi

A familial institution originating from Gajulkot of Nepal, comprising the descendants of Bhuwani Prasad Suvedi and Dharmasheela Suvedi, particularly the lineage of Damu Merciful and Kabita Upadhyaya.
The House of Merciful Suvedi has made significant contributions in the field of literature, academics and journalism.
House of Merciful Suvedi by abdkms January 17, 2026

Mercyful Fate

A Heavy Metal band from Denmark that formed in 1980, fronted by the extremely talented vocalist King Diamond. Along with Venom, Mercyful Fate's mixture of evil riffs and Satanic/occult lyrics helped inspire the Black Metal bands of the 80's, though thier music isn't usally considered "Black Metal".
Don't Break The Oath is one of the greatest metal albums of all time.

Mergiful 

The act allowing a person to merge as in a traffic situation when said person is in jam and cannot continue along a path. Bestowing mercy in a traffic conundrum.
Allison did not see the signs to merge on the freeway, so she was hoping someone would be mergiful and let her in. Chris was a mensch and was always mergiful in his driving.
Mergiful by kleetus_chris January 8, 2010
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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
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

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
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