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Egg on stilts 

When one has skinny legs and an egg shaped body.
Hey did you see Brianna's great legs! Too bad she is so Humpty ]in the middle...she is an egg on stilts.
Egg on stilts by Pantypie September 15, 2016

Joke on Stilts 

A term used to describe something outrageous.
Friend: "Dude, Drew Brees tossed ten touchdowns today."
You: "What! Thats a joke on stilts."
Joke on Stilts by H2opolowinner October 13, 2010

Box On Stilts 

Referring to someone with a big upper body and skinny legs. Sometimes used at the gym or at the beach.
Look at that meathead over there - dude must be on roids - he is all upper body.

Yea, Box on Stilts...

Box On Stilts by B. Hanback April 16, 2009

House on stilts 

A house on stilts is a woman with a massive torso connected to two spindly, spider-like legs. She is the human personification of Baba Yagga's hut. She has the legs of a marathon runner and the upper body of a big fat sloppy American woman.
"Man, Maria is a real house on stilts. Look at the size of that chick's tiny legs! How do her legs even hold up that much bulk?"
House on stilts by CPT Ron October 12, 2013

kilts on stilts

exhibiting courage in the face of danger; uninhibited, or oblivious to the risk of embarrassment.
Joe's decision to play a full hour of lounge records at the rave was kilts on stilts.
kilts on stilts by quantazelle March 23, 2009

shit on stilts 

Used to describe something which surpasses a simple standard of poor quality.
"This band are shit"
"They're not just shit, they're shit on stilts".
shit on stilts by Lex Icographer April 19, 2018
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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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