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Preticious

pretty, hot, gorgeous, all those words you want your boyfriend to tell you are! So heres a new one boys! PRETICOUS!
She is looking so preticious tonight.
Preticious by Preticious November 30, 2010

predictish 

the language and corresponding meaning made up by your phone's predictive text.
a message displaying predictish:
"if if wanted you to me red the gnaw, if would sass no the invite."

translation: "if he wanted you to go see the imax, he would pass on the invite"
predictish by breaks March 30, 2009

Poeticism 

So basically when a friends says something poetic and you try to make a new word to sound edgy and cool to describe how poetic their poetic act was.
S: I'm watching my life slip away before my very eyes
K: poeticism
S: You know it
Poeticism by e-rad-icate September 20, 2014

Preticism 

To paint a pretty picture of a situation, person or object.

Pretty criticism.

Can also be used to avoid or cover up errors mistakes.
The Unveiling of the new chair design by Art Awan was hailed with great preticism.

The US Government has made it an art to preticise wars, this level of preticsim has never before been seem outside of the fashion industry.
Preticism by A AWAN September 23, 2009

Poeticise 

To make something in poetic form
Way to poeticise that sentence
Poeticise by Delaney Bourg July 2, 2019

epi-poeticism 

noun.
1. A freshly-stated and/or alternative perspective on an enlightened thought; cleverly and/or artistically expressed with excellent use of grammar, syntax, and/or spelling.
2. Tremendously well-written insight.
3. Epic poetry or prose.
" 'The word emotion stands for: energy in motion. When we're truthful to ourselves about how we feel, we can use our emotions to our advantage', is an example of epi-poeticism."
epi-poeticism by bau3r November 19, 2016
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leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
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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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