Shawinigan Handshake is the epithet given to a chokehold executed on February 15, 1996 by Jean Chrétien, then Prime Minister of Canada, on anti-poverty protester Bill Clennett. The phrase comes from Chrétien's birthplace of Shawinigan, Quebec, as the former prime minister often styled himself the "little guy from Shawinigan".

"Yesterday I won the fucking lottery so I shat on my bosses desk then gave him the Shawinigan Handshake."

"Margret is soooooo annoying during meetings. Sometimes I just want to give her the ole' Shawinigan Handshake."

Shawinigan Handshake by Shawinigan June 1, 2013

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shawilowurple

A color that describes a feeling; a color made up by the singer Khalid; not green.
Described as "purple but like not purple" "with some pink in it" -Khalid

"Shawilowurple is a feeling. Guys we are all... shawilowurple."
-Khalid (@thegreatkhalid)

shawilowurple by americanteen July 7, 2017

Sheila Slawiak

A ass fucker that loves to suck on dat shit nigga.

Student: You Got Sheila Slawiak
Other Kid: No, I'm So Sorry To Hear That

Sheila Slawiak by MrCommunist February 23, 2020

sawing logs

to be asleep, to be snoring like a chainsaw cutting down trees.

She passed out last night after the party; she was totally sawing logs.

sawing logs by ArtMoxie September 4, 2008

Sawist

A person who is a part of the select (and often widely hated) cult fanbase of the Saw movie series.

In other words, as a Trekkie is to Star Trek, a Sawist is to the Saw films.

Often hated for being fans of a franchise which some argue has worn out is welcome with goriness and sequels, and often imagined to be 'sick' for liking a series that's been labeled 'torture porn', Sawists are a rather rare breed.

As in, if you go out on the streets and ask people, you'll probably find lots of fans of Star Wars, lots of fans of Star Trek, lot of fans of Harry Potter, et cetera, but only now and then do you find a particularly devout Saw fan, or Sawist. They're an interesting bunch, that's for sure.

Sawists can go into categories, the most prominent being 'Gordonites', the fans that believe Dr. Gordon from the first Saw lived after cutting off his foot and crawling away. They usually have all sorts of theories about it about the subject causes much flame wars on boards such as IMDb.

Sawists is a name for Saw fans. That's an example.

Sawist by WhyDoINeedANameThatsRedundant November 2, 2009

shawist

Making inappropriate racial slurs or jokes when you're not actually a racist.

Paula Deen didn't mean any offense. She's a shawist, not a racist.

shawist by peasoup77 June 23, 2013

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake

“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”

Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026

Word of the Day on September 16, 2026

just fokin missing her

native american reservation origin... to miss an ex so badly that everyone can see it.. can be used for either sex eg. just fokin missing her/him

friend : *noticably sad*
me : look at you all sad & shit
friend : shut up!
me : just fokin missing her huh?

just fokin missing her by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 15, 2026

endwarfins

The rush of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides triggered specifically by watching the Seven Dwarfs march home singing "Heigh-Ho" — that particular high of pickaxes, whistling while you work, and communal domestic bliss in a cottage built for men half your height.

I only meant to watch the Heigh-Ho scene for the endwarfins, and then it was two hours later and I'd watched the whole movie.

Endwarfins aren't just a Snow White thing — I get the same hit off the Lollipop Guild in Oz.

endwarfins by Howard Ogden September 13, 2026

Word of the Day on September 14, 2026

caillou

A slang term used to describe a bald person, typically someone who is completely bald or has a closely shaved head. The term is derived from the infamous, hairless kids’ cartoon character of the same name.

Example 1:
“Did you see that caillou over there? His head is reflecting the sun like a disco ball.”
Example 2:
“I think Dave is finally accepting his hair loss. He just went full caillou and shaved the whole thing off.”

caillou by WMH01 September 12, 2026

Word of the Day on September 13, 2026