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Retiring to the garden 

Something a middle class English woman will say when about to go to the garden to smoke a cigarette.
M: Jimmy, darling, I'm retiring to the garden for a moment. Will you be joining me?

J: That would be marvelous, mother! Shall I put the kettle on?

Quiet retiring 

Quiet retiring is the same as quiet quitting except the individual is working towards retirement and they are tired of putting in all the extra work and getting nothing more or earning anything more. This fall for someone that’s within 1 to 5 years of retirement from there career and even possibly 10 years depending on their job and or age.
Person one: I’ve noticed Paul has been slowing now and just getting by with the workload.

Person two: Yeah, he’s quiet retiring now. He’s just a few years away from the gold watch.
Quiet retiring by Hankscolts August 19, 2022

Matpat retiring 

A very sad moment for everyone but good on him for leaving his occupation to spend time with his family
Friend: hey did you know Matpat is retiring

You: Ok Matpat Retiring

Rewiring Her Remote 

A Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator, TENS unit is a nifty gadget that gives varying patterns and levels or low voltage current and can be modified for lots of sexual uses. A typical battery-operated TENS unit consists of a pulse generator, small transformer, frequency and intensity controls, and a number of electrodes if you choose to try needles as probes then get real hypodermics not sewing needle.you can basically rewire a woman's nerves with this thing.
" I got home and there wasn't crap on TV..so I got Maddy to lay over the arm of the couch pulled her panties down and probed her anus... zapped her with the TENS..and her anus rolled up like a donut... Rewiring Her Remote to zombie was..Lots better then that sad ass game.
Rewiring Her Remote by MADELINEB January 27, 2008

rewiring the internet 

rewiring the internet took longer than we thought
what they changed it again?
rewiring the internet by the best October 16, 2003

Retiling the Gazebo 

Retiling the Gazebo
verb
To complete a task that was difficult, necessary, or long overdue. Often involves putting in some serious effort but results in a major win or a feeling of accomplishment once finished.
To step up and handle a situation that was falling apart, saving the day, or making things right again.
Related terms:
Retiling (v.)
Gazebo (n.)
Gazebo'd (adj.)
"Yo, Sarah really retiling the gazebo by picking up food for the crew. We were about to starve, but she came through with Chipotle."
"We were running late to the concert, but Will retiling the gazebo when he found parking right in front of the venue."
"This party was a mess at first, but after Jamie got the playlist going, it was like the gazebo was totally retiling."
"Man, Luca retiling the gazebo when he brought all the snacks. Now we can actually hang out without being hungry."
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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
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
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
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