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mirror pronouns 

Mirror pronouns are often used by people that are comfortable with any pronouns, but prefer for you to use your own pronouns when talking about them.
A: I use mirror pronouns.

G: What's that?

A: I means you use your pronouns for me.

G: oh ok cool!

She/her (X uses she/her pronouns)

X: She was having a great time at the wedding, she was so fun to be around.

He/him (G uses he/him pronouns)

G: Look at him, he's winning the game!

They/they (H uses they/them pronouns)

H: They should be fine with the birthday party.

It/its (T uses it/its pronouns)

T: It should be here soon, don't worry, it won't forget to come.

Xe/xem (O uses xe/xem pronouns)

O: I told you xe would like ice cream, but no, now xer sad. Look what you did!
mirror pronouns by Nopenopeinope October 1, 2021

pronunciation chickenshit 

worried whether to use what you know to be the proper pronunciation of a name and seem pretentious to some, or to use the name’s more common mispronunciation and seem a dunce to others
I’m always a pronunciation chickenshit when it comes to “Vincent van Gogh”.

pronoun petty 

A person who is extremely self-conscious about their pronouns.

NOTE: If a person corrects you nicely, they're not pronoun petty.
Person 1 - "Hey, have you seen Katie? She's been pretty off la-"
Katie - "EXCUSE ME I ONLY USE THEY/THEM PRONOUNS"
Person 1 - "Yeah whatever you pronoun petty fuck."
pronoun petty by GermanFromSaucePlayz September 18, 2021

Wifl (pronounced Wiffle) 

Wifl- (noun) West Islip for life is a person born and raised in West Islip,NY who upon reaching adulthood never leaves and raises their own family in West Islip. Wifl's can be seen at West Islip High School sporting events wearing their High School letter jackets long after their children have graduated screaming "Come on Boy's/Girl's" "Lets Go W -I".
Check out that Wifl (pronounced wiffle) up there in the stands. Let it go dude, we know you won the Rutgers Trophy in 1985.

the pronoun game 

"playing the pronoun game" is when a character uses a pronoun such as "he" or "they" in place of a name forcing another character to ask "who?". Often used in films to give an excuse for exposition or as a cheap way to add mystery.
interviewee: he's coming
interviewer: who? who's coming? you can't just say "he" and expect everyone to know who you're talking about don't play the pronoun game with me
the pronoun game by fringnubs December 14, 2016

Colón (Pronounced Cologne) 

Colón is a sea port on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. The city lies near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It is capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's second city. Colón was traditionally located entirely on Manzanillo Island, surrounded by Limon Bay, Manzanillo Bay and the Folks River. Since the disestablishment of the Canal Zone, the city's limits have been redefined to include the former Canal Zone towns of Cristobal, Rainbow City, Margarita, and Coco Solo, as well as the former U.S. Army base of Fort Gulick. Also, is found to be a last name. (Not to be mispronounced & mistaked for the human organ)
"There's a Movie Theater in El Paso, TX Called Colón (Pronounced Cologne)!"
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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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