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retrogression 

Moving towards moving in reverse. Trending toward regressing.
Conservative Republicans yearn for a retrogression of current progressive American political and social mores.
retrogression by b. stella May 16, 2006

Regretful retrogression 

When you hold a repeating error, in your mind. That you won’t forgive yourself for, because you realize against your better judgement. Thinking less of your self, your relationship with your significant other you made a decision that have abruptly affect all future experiences for love to fall short from the one true.
This pain I hold so deep because of my family’s views and how society would view us a whole that I have a gaping whole in my chest bellowed with Regretful retrogression.

Retropreneur 

Like an entrepreneur; a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money, but specifically one who is involved in a venture related to the idea of a ‘retro’ style, that is, one which is related to an imitation of a historical past.
Wilbur sure saw the value in that diner, he’s a true retropreneur..
Retropreneur by Cmagee June 21, 2019

Retrogressivists 

Describes the people pushing for the controversial Project 2025.

Retrogressivists are a group advocating for changes perceived as a regression to outdated or extreme policies under the guise of progress.

This term combines "retro," implying a move backward or return to previous states, with "progressivist," typically suggesting advocacy for progress and reform.
P1: Jesus christ, have you heard about those retrogressivists trying to get Project 2025 to work?
P2: Yeah, it's seriously ludicrous what they're trying to do. I'd just vote for a 3rd party.
P1: Me too, both candidates feel like nutcases.
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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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