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The sound of a large uncompressed body of air moving. Commonly heard near wind turbines as the blade passes in front of the tower. More extreme as seperation angle advances or as tip ratio increases.
phomph, phomph, phomph as the wind turbine rotor spins
phomph by windlab May 17, 2011
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Have you sawn a phosphorous 

It’s basically a game where everyone hits the teachers pet
Teachers pet- can u give us homework
Everyone-Have you sawn a phosphorous

Phosphenes 

A phosphene is an entoptic phenomenon characterized by the experience of seeing light without light actually entering the eye ...
"Hay, what are those stars called when you rub your eyes?"

"Ohh, they're called phosphenes."

white phosphorus 

white phosphorus - aka Willie Pete , is a chemical weapon that use one of the common allotropes of the chemical element phosphorus. White phosphorus is used in smoke, illumination, & incendiary munitions, & is commonly the burning element of tracer ammunition. Other common names for white phosphorus munitions include WP & the slang terms Willie Pete & Willie Peter, which are derived from William Peter, the WWII phonetic alphabet rendering of the letters WP. White phosphorus is pyrophoric (it is ignited by contact with air) burns fiercely; it can ignite cloth, fuel, ammunition, & other combustibles.

It has to be stored under water when not in use ,
The Only way to put it out is to smother it .

If you were to get it on your skin it would burn

You down to your bones & teeth .

When dropped by airplanes & helicopters it's

Reminiscent of fireworks but raining down in

Greyish white streaks .

In WW II it was used as a smokescreen.

White phosphorus ignites when interacting with oxygen, releasing a large amount of smoke during combustion. The military can use the curtain to mask their troops movements.
white phosphorus has been used in WW II , Kabul, Fallujah ,
Syria, Afghanistan , the gaza strip ... pretty much the middle east.

It is comparable to agent orange & napalm which was used in Vietnam

All 3 are outlawed by the Geneva convention to not be used

On civilians during war time .

the burning temperature of phosphorus is 800–2500 °C; it sticks to various surfaces, including skin & clothes; the burning substance is difficult to extinguish. White phosphorus can cause deep burns down to the bones, & remnants of the substance in the tissues can ignite again after the initial
Treatment.
white phosphorus by Blu_leef July 4, 2023

Phophylactic 

Sentence Enhancer- used to make any word or set of words more exciting or can be used to replace a group of words or emotions. Can be negative or positive depending on the tone of voice.

Derrivatives: phophylacticly, phophylactical
"I'm not happy, I'm Phophylactic!" - Snoop Dog playing "Jeffrey" in Doggy Fizzle Televizzle

Q- How are you feeling?
A- Phophylactic!" -positive

Q- How are you feeling,
A- Im phophylactic, just leave me alone. -negative

King Kurry VII - How was the test?
Beanerous Brokus I - It was phophylactic -negative
----or----
Beanerous Brokus I- It was phophylacticly bad - negative but used as adjective

Oxidative Phosphorylation 

Noun, a seemingly intricate demise of the krebs cycle that is a complete mystery to the human race yet also at the same time largely comical in the usage of vocabulary terms unknown to yourself or others.
I did not know the answer to my algebra test so I simply put Oxidative Phosphorylation....genius.
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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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