A type of paragraph, used in journalism, that summarizes the background and significance of an event. It generally comes after the lead but before any details, and it explains the context of the event/article to the reader.
Without this nutgraph, I would never have understood the rest of this article. Hell, I wouldn't have bothered to keep reading!
To projectile vomit so forcefully that one must hold his testicles in order to keep them from retreating painfully into the body cavity.
Last night Rick ate at the Waffle House after drinking a bottle of bourbon. When he got back to my apartment he threw up off the balcony so hard his feet were coming off the ground as he held one hand on the rail and the other on his balls. I was a real nutgrabber.
Often the second paragraph in a feature news story, it is referred to as such because after the first line (or lead), you have to bust your balls to get the rest of the story out.
A: Hey how's that story on that suspicious white van coming along?
B: Not too bad really, but the nut graf is giving me a hard time.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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.
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.