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Set phasers to stun

An oft heard phrase in any Star Trek movie or series. Setting phasers to stun indicates that the crew is not to engage in fatal action and thus only incapacitating the enemy for capture or to engage in diplomatic discussion after having achieved military superiority.
"Set phasers to stun!" - Any captain or ranking officer of Star Trek.
Set phasers to stun by MyZk0 January 10, 2012
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Person who is going through a phase, often used by goths to describe baby bats (young goths)
"That kid looks like he just bought that whole outfit from Killstar and like he started listening to Bauhaus after buying the T-shirt. What a phaser."
phaser by governorjerrybrown July 4, 2019
A musical effect achieved by splitting the incoming signal and changing the phasing of it. The signal is taken in and out of phase and mixed back in with the original signal. As the phasing changes, different frequencies get canceled resulting in a warm sort of twisting sound.
"Phwoar! That distorted phaser effect is awesome!"
phaser by Floosh April 14, 2006
person who goes through all or most of the subcultures in the world mostly because they haven't found themselves yet
jace is such a phaser
phaser by 37plin November 3, 2014
An advanced weapon which fires a stream of phased particles.
Made famous by the finctional TV show "Star trek" the Phaser was never actually in wide spread use. The Phaser is capable of stunning or killing an oponant or of melting, heating and vapourising objects. In only recorded use of a phaser was when one was fired to stop William Shatner from making another album
Set your Phasers to stun
Phaser by Kang June 18, 2004

Phaser club 

The Phaser club is a group of badass motherfuckers who all wield phasers. It is a rare sight for the stars must be aligned with the earth as the dark chitulhu sets down upon the d-bag known only as "Toni"
Homie 1: I now wield the mighty phaser.
Homie 2: Welcome to the phaser club!
Homie 3: Party of 4!!!!
Homie 4: I want some nachos.
Phaser club by sexy mothafuckaaaaa September 3, 2016
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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

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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