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passing wind

18th Century term for farting.
Sir, thou hast Troubled the Air by grievously Passing Wind.
passing wind by douglasb52 April 22, 2015
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pissing in the wind 

Doing something completely pointless which has absolutely no chance of working or being in any way effective.
Trying to fix this fridge with a screwdriver I might as well be pissing in the wind!
pissing in the wind by Jotinmick April 24, 2016

Pissing against the wind 

"I tried to reason with her, but I was pissing against the wind"

pissing into the wind 

Engaging in a pointless activity; something futile.
Trying to prevent world hunger is just pissing into the wind.

pissing into the wind 

Undertaking a task in such a way as to make undesirable consequence to yourself likely, when avoiding those consequences would have been easily achieved by a simple change in direction or approach. (i.e., pissing down wind instead.)
Dang, Jake, you're pissing into the wind telling the boss you're too hungover to work. Just call in sick.
pissing into the wind by Coyotlboy January 5, 2009

Pissing in the wind 

You are peeing against the wind (peeing on yourself) Not thinking (being unintelligent).

You are going to be disappointed with the results, bound to be disappointed by the end result (setting yourself up for disappointment) raising your expectations to high.

•Not thinking about the results of your actions.
•Expecting more than someone is willing to offer.
•Not thinking about what your saying, before you say it (being “dumb”).
•Making things more complicated than they need to be.

-Other ways it might be said
•Pissing into the wind
•Pissing against the wind
•Pissing towards the wind
•Your pissing in the wind if you think you could beat me in a game of chess.

•If you expect me to show up early for work your pissing in the wind.

•if you think I’m going to get an A+ on my math test you are pissing into the wind.

•You are pissing against the wind if you think your IQ is higher than mine.

•If you expect me to give you a raise you are pissing in the wind.

Pissing in the wind 

1) To have something backfire to the point where you are embarrassed and humiliated.

2) To do something that ends up going nowhere, or, in a worst-case scenario. ends up being a step backwards in the wrong direction.
John was trying to prove to his brother Roger that he knew how to repair a computer. After he somehow installed a massive virus into Roger's computer, having the hard drive compromised, overheating the motherboard, and having to pay for the costly repairs, his efforts ended up with him pissing in the wind
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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God Shot 

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".
Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."
God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011
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city chicken 

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.
Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?
city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006
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