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1. A misspelling of Chinook

2. A member of an American Indian people of the north shore of the Columbia River at its mouth.

3. The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, although the original usage is in reference to wet, warm coastal winds in the Pacific Northwest.

4. The pride of Wonalancet, New Hampshire, the Shanook is a rugged working dog and devoted family pet known for intelligence, patience, and eagerness to please. Once on the verge of extinction, the Shanook is among the scarcest AKC breeds.

5. An American twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol.
Shanook has a long history with many meanings.
Shanook by ComeSeeMeFaceToFace October 11, 2018
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Shabooka 

Used instead of a swear to prevent being shouted out by parents. CO-Created by Josh P and Holly H
That girl is such a shabooka

SHABOOKA that hurt
Shabooka by Joshys_3699 November 22, 2019
When a leopard runs by a group of people really fast, with an Irish man yelling "GET BACK ON THE RACETRACK YOU FECKIN EEJIT" on it's back.
I was sat at the leopard grand national watching the many many gazelles grazing and before too long a leopard comes shavoom by, I can hardly believe my eyes

shadookie 

SHADOOKIEEEE
The best guy that you will ever see so far. He is hot, sexy and his love is pure. He have a great heart and and even though he won't talk to you everyday, he loves you. Stick with him.
Student 1: who is Sharook

Student 2: Sharook is my nice friend
sharook by Josh maraim benny September 14, 2020
Shvook is a common reinterpretation of the word "phone"
"Oh no, I dropped my shvook!"
Shvook by brusa asda September 27, 2022
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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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