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Tetrifying

When the words "terrified" and "petrified" is just is not enough to express how horrified you really are.

A combination of "terrify" and "petrify".

Simply unbelievably pee your pants, shivers down your spine, goosebumps, scary.
When the clown jumped out at Shanaynay at the haunted house, she was truly tetrified; she had always been scared of clowns since she watched It.

That movie was tetrifying. I literally peed my pants when the donkey ate that girl!
Tetrifying by Revere2323 March 15, 2009
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Petraying is a verb used to describe someone who really pisses someone else off. The comment is usually made online by someone with severe dyslexia or attempting to type upside down. It first because popular (probably because it wasn't even a term before) when the hit YouTube stars of the "Yogscast" stumbled upon it in there popular Minecraft commentary "The Infected Part 2 - The Nether Circle ".
"He Is Petraying EVERYONE Oh That Sick Son of A Bitch Ill Get Him Back Ok Take The Back Exit"
Petraying by The one who is not us December 7, 2012

Detrifying

Being condescending mean and hurtful to yourself or someone else.
Person A: Well you were being dense as fuck so I gave you an in-depth explanation.

Person B: Meanie

Person A: Maybe I'm just retarded

Person B: Now your being Detrifying to yourself!
Detrifying by THECOOLESTWEENI3000 January 27, 2022
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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.
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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."
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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
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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
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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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