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From the Viennese "Schanigarten", the schani is the waiter who drew the short straw and has to run back and forth from the kitchen to the outside beer garden. Typically this is the waiter with the least seniority you can assign the task to, or the youngest waiter. "Schani" or "Schaniarbeit" (Schani work) is therefore the work you don't feel like doing so you assign it to someone else.

Comparable english translations: Bitch work, intern work
"Hey can you run to the photocopier and do this"
"What am I your schani or something"

"I can't be bothered to fill out this excel file"
"Just get the schani to do it"
schani by ImTooOldForThisShit April 17, 2023
Urban Dictionary Merch
This word is an ancient Hebrew word used to describe a disgrace, or one who brings the embarrassment through mere association. Someone who is "a disgrace", meaning "such a shame".
Famed Jewish protester Abbie Hoffman said that Judge Julius Hoffman, also a Jew, was "a schande vor de goyim" during the trial of the Chicago Eight, which meant "a shame before the gentiles", i.e non-Jews.
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Scheniving

A word used to describe someone who is both scheming and conniving.
"They’re always the ones conniving and scheming. Sometimes they do both. I call that scheniving." - Sarge RvB
Scheniving by saiyan*queen*vega February 7, 2007

Schnibblins 

The leftover, smallest pieces of a given item. Often referring to food, in particular, the extra crispy little bits of french fries found at the bottom of the container.
Audrey's favorite food experience is eating the crispy goodness of schnibblins found at the bottom of the container of fries.
Schnibblins by ThisisJoeW September 15, 2021

Schnickelfritz 

The word "schnickelfritz" is a term of endearment of uncertain Germanic origin. It means something akin to 'rascal', 'scamp', or 'little chatterbox'. The word is usually used with children, but can also be used between others who are close with each other.

Also, Schnickel Fritz is a folklore character. Fritz was a rascally little boy. He also is mentioned in the Schnitzelbank song. (Google the song...I'm not chronicling it here.)
Johnny just played a trick on me and made me look silly; what a schnickelfritz!

To a child: Hurry and put your shoes on, Schnickelfritz!

The Schanze

To take ones anal virginity, or "pop" a persons "chocolate covered cherry".
That customer wasn't expecting the Schanze, but boy was he in for a surprise!
or
I gave that guy The Schanze, and boy did he love it!
or
TOTALLY AWESOME! The Schanze felt great to that customer!
The Schanze by WordMonger March 14, 2005

Schaivoed 

The point at which you become so high and/or drunk, that you are no longer able to stand or sit. A schaivoed individual will enter a vegetative state, and will lay down on the nearest horizontal surface, most often the floor.
Dude, I smoked a whole bowl of the crippy at Jim's party and got schaivoed. I woke up the next morning in a dress.
Schaivoed by Deadly Pancake January 9, 2009
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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?"
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

Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear
hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh
hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026
Word of the Day on September 19, 2026
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