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Wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole 

Wouldn’t touch it with a bargepole is an expression indicating extreme dislike and distaste for an object, person or situation. The expression can be used in a similar way to wouldn’t touch her with a 10 foot pole, but is not solely applicable to females; it is even more disparaging when used about a female as it treats her as something less than human. Many bargepoles were 12 or 13 feet long, but one specialised type called a setting boom could be as long as 28 feet! So as you can imagine, wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole means something which you would much rather keep well away from.
“Mate, you want to avoid that one; I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole!”
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Pig-Pole 

1. A stick that is placed in the middle of a pile of kindling wood in order to entice the flame up and thus more quickly inflame the pile. This is used in wilderness camping when kindling may be somewhat damp. A dry Pig-Pole is placed standing in the middle of the kindling to more easily draw the flame up.

2. (by Extension) Any word, phrase, behavior, or action used to inflame a dangerous situation.
1. The kindling was just not burning well till we added the Pig-Pole. Soon our fire became warm and cozy.

2. Be careful. the crowd is unruly, so don't be a Pig-Pole and incite a riot.
Pig-Pole by Ry-Horn February 14, 2022

Piss pole 

A person who is the next level of an asshole and usually has no filter when speaking. Reaching piss pole status is not easy to accomplish and takes an enormous amount of skill projecting the right level of dickhead in every single encounter.
My boss is a piss pole.
Piss pole by Crocodile1 September 25, 2018

Polegasm 

The orgasm type feeling you get when climbing a rope or pole. Usually occurs after climbing for a minute or two. Feels very good and is better when watching porn while climbing. Can be done by men or woman and is very very addicting. It is not only done by strippers and can be done at home on doors and other tall objects that can be easily climbed.
"I love polegasming, it's so much better than masturbating."
Polegasm by pump chicken December 11, 2016

pole pig 

A step-down transformer, the same shape as and somewhat larger than a garbage can, normally seen bolted to the side of a utility pole in many suburban & rural neighbourhoods.

Pole pigs convert 7,200 or 4,300 volts distribution power down to 120 and 240 volts used by most homes in the United States.
Hey Martha!
Check out that pole pig over there -- the bolts that hold it to the pole are rusted and are about to bust!
That pole pig's going down!!!
pole pig by Telephony September 20, 2014

Pole nigga 

1. A person who is a huge pussy

2. The friend who never wants to do anything bad
Friend 1.) yo lets go ding-dong ditch that house
Friend 2.) no im scared they will come outside
Friend 3.) dudeeee dont be a pole nigga
Pole nigga by Sexy beast May 8, 2014
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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
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
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026
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