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Rowleyism 

A phrase created by writer Douglas Murray on Metropolitan Police’s former assistant commissioner Mark Rowley, indicating a false equivalency that serves a dishonest political purpose. To quote Mr Murray:

"Mark Rowley embedded the idea that the UK faces an equally balanced challenge: Islamist extremism on the one side, far-right extremism on the other. In order to sustain this equation it appears that for the time-being one must draw a moral equivalence between Muslims who blow things up and non-Muslims who do not, but have mean views. And an equivalence between Muslims who call for murder and non-Muslims who do not. "

Rowleyism is giving equal or similar weight to both or using one to decontextualise the other
To say that you are more concerned about right-wing nuts than Islamists is a dangerous example of Rowleyism.
Rowleyism by Rowleyism May 21, 2018
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Term used by snoop dogg to refer to a rolex watch.

BTW...It's Chandon...not Sean Don in the song by snoop dogg as the idiot before me said it.
I got the roley on my arm and I'm pouring Chandon.

- Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It's Hot
roley by Le Tigre -rawr- January 16, 2005

geoff rowley 

best pro street skater in the world
switch ollie down a double 6, 30+ stair bs boardslide, orange county drainage ditch gap, fs flip the los angeles river and much more
geoff rowley by Mykie Hamm March 28, 2004

Roley Poley Throat Punch 

When a flacid cock is rolled into a ball, and is put into a girls mouth causing arousal the cock shoots out into the back of the Throat. WARNING: may cause strep throat
“I gave my girl a Roley Poley Throat Punch last night, and she still hasn’t woken up. You could say that punch was a knock out.”

Rowley's Law

Simply put, Rowley's law states that 8 out of 10 people are idiots or morons. There may be others who have tried to pen similar laws, but Rowley of the M Lounge was the first to describe this phenomena in detail and his older posts describe this to a T. In the most basic terms, you can say the 8 out of 10 rule applies whenever you see someone behaving like a moron (which is often).
That guy Lee just shit his shorts, he must be in the 8 out of 10. That is Rowley's law in its simplest form.
Rowley's Law by ccght67 August 16, 2010

geoff rowley 

one of the best skateboarders there is, hailing all the way from liverpool, england, he is tough as nails
geoff rowley just did a boardslide down that 30 stair!
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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.

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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
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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?"
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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.
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