A preppy country club located in Locust Valley: a small, but wealthy town on the north shore of Long Island. Sports such as tennis, golf, squash, paddle, and swimming are offered there. The members of this exclusive club are often familys whose children go to schools such has The Green Vale School and The East Woods School on Long Island, and NYC schools such as Spence and Chapin. Most members have a legacy at Piping, meaning their grandparents and parents were members as well. Piping's sister club "The Creek" is very much the same.
typical converstaion at The Piping Rock Club
Lilly: "Hey, do you want to play a few holes before we head off to lunch?"
Carrie: "Sure, but I'm going to have to cancel my tennis lesson.
Lilly: "Okay, we should have a Ritz* down at the Men's Bar**"
Carrie: "Perfect"
*a sandwich cut to perfection
**the dining area and bar located in the main club
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.
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.
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.