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Nannerism 

Something said by a Nanna or Grandmother that is not entirely true. Not a lie, but an exaggeration or an embellishment of the truth.
Nanna passes by a famous hospital and tells the children "I was the head of child services there when I was 25." Or "I used to live at the Drake Hotel in Chicago." is it true? We don't know, but it appears to be a Nannerism
Nannerism by Boupa June 30, 2011
Word of the Day on February 5, 2023
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Wanderism 

A saying by TTPG board member wander that uses incorrect grammar and sentence structure a statement that only makes sense to wander. A statement or sentence that is funny because of how retarded it sounds.
Wanderism "I will tell you what the problem.
I don't know where you come from but can you explain to me what you put in and explain it really well.

I have other things to do then to think below your belt.
There‘s a lot in the mess itself.

You were self defense"
Wanderism by joepizza September 5, 2010

xanderisms 

Sayings made by an affluent Hispanic that typically exhibit a skewed sense of reality
-What's one of your favorite xanderisms?
-"$1000? You know how I hate chump change."
-Cool. Mine's "Manual Labor? Who's Manuel?"
xanderisms by yerawizardharri November 24, 2010

Fled_Nanders 

An awesome guy in discord, Fled_Nanders#00069, Can be usually found in DarkViperAU's discord server
Fled_Nanders is an epic guy
FLED
Hi Fled
Fled_Nanders by Jeplar's Dog November 7, 2021
The act of telling a lie, half-truth or exaggerated story about one's self or a person or entity related to one's self to make one sound more important or impress the listener, whereby the listener is fully aware of the false information being provided due to it's unrealistic nature, or contradiction to something said earlier by the person, but to save face for both parties doesn't draw attention to the fact the statement is untruthfull.
"You should have heard the Sanderism's coming from Bill's mounth at the pub last night"
Sanderism by S1ck 0f 1t January 6, 2009

Xanderism 

a religion in belief of 6 gods. God is the leader. The Virgin Mary is the goddess of children and women hood. Mother nature, goddess of the earth, sky, and fire. Jesus Fish, god of the sea. Frodo, god of the forset. And Andrew Carnegie, god of the economy and politics. There you go Greg.
xanderism
Xanderism by billybob1234512345 November 11, 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

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
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