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perchaps 

its perhaps...but chaps
"Do you want to go to cook-out?"

"perchaps"

perchaps 

maybe, definitely maybe. pronounced: Pear-chaps.
"Will you be going to the awesome party?"
"Perchaps."
perchaps by Soundmachine15 September 14, 2009
The answer to any question that you don't know the answer to.
In many cases, it leaves the person in a state confused bewilderment when you answer with it.
Person: Wanna go get some food?
You: Perhaps.

Person: Hey, do you know what the time is?
You: Perhaps.

Person: Do you love me?
You: Perhaps.

Exam question: What's 10 x 3?
You: Perhaps.

Police: Did you kill this man?
You: Perhaps.
Perhaps by The gayest bowser May 22, 2016

perhaps-ably 

1. a contraction of perhaps & possibly

2. possibly, potentially...eh, maybe

3. may or may not have...

4. best used as a hopeful, almost affirmative, response to a question
K: Did you just fart?
D: Perhaps-ably...

D: Do you want to have sex?
K: Perhapsably....
perhaps-ably by kydallen December 7, 2007

perhapsmear

A word used in place of "perhaps" whose only purpose is making the listener have to think about what was just said, and possibly throw the conversation in a completely different direction (because of its similarity to pap smear).
Joe: "Are we going to finish this job today?"
Chris: "Perhapsmear, it depends on how fast we work."
Joe: "...Dude..."
perhapsmear by K.R.S.H.W. May 5, 2008

Perhapsedly 

Adverb: according to the information available, there is still an uncertainty.
Person 1: “Do you think you can make it to the barbecue tonight?”
Person 2: “Perhapsedly.”
Or
“Perhapsedly I should have chosen differently.”
Perhapsedly by Semperian May 13, 2023
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
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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).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
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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
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