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murder backwards; as seen in The Shining
The boy in the Shining keeps saying "Radrum" while walking through the empty hotel.
redrum by Anonymous August 17, 2003
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Word used in the novel "The Shining" by Stephen King and in the movie based on it and directed by Stanley Kubrick. "Murder" spelt backwards. Also works on many other levels, being suggestive of bloodshed, wrath, inebriation, violence, a force that consumes people's lives like some satisfying drink, and something used to subdue the Native American tribes that form a subtext of the film.
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redrum by Fearman August 7, 2007

Redrunkulous

To be ridiculously drunk.
I don't remember anything from last night. Dog, I was so redrunkulous it wasn't funny.
Redrunkulous by Ortega January 16, 2004
the state of feeling the effects of alcohol long after you have sobered up -- the purpose behind this is that sobering up, after a particularly heavy night of drinking, takes a lot out of the body, and creates something akin to a tired high -- this state is known as being redrunk.
"I had my last shot of whiskey four hours ago and have since sobered up, but I'm feeling pretty redrunk right now..."
redrunk by xXDsquareDXx April 14, 2009
What the famous red carpet actually is -- a rug rather than a carpet.

A carpet, by definition, is a permanent cloth floor covering; while a rug is a temporary floor covering which can be removed & replaced whenever desired.

So when they're "rolling out the red carpet" for the Oscars, they're actually rolling out the red rug because it is rolled back up & removed when the awards ceremony has finished.
The “Little Women” director and Baumbach, her partner — and the director of “Marriage Story” — arrived on the Oscars red rug with a whopping 12 nominations between them.
red rug by Telephony February 9, 2020
redrum is a catchphrase for people that secretly just wants to kill everyone. Redrum means murder backwards.
haha she says redrum all the time, wait she killed someone yesterday?
redrum by phantom negromante May 23, 2019
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
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Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
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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
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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
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