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smell a rat

To sense foul play.
Susan claims that she will honor our previous agreements, but I smell a rat.
smell a rat by Cassandra August 31, 2003

smell a bit of nally 

A way of saying that somebody lying
F1- I killed a bear with just my hands

M- I can smell a bit of Nally right now.
F2- same I can aswell
smell a bit of nally by Ntb2211 January 3, 2017

smell a cigarette

Inhaling second hand smoke while having a conversation with someone who is smoking while not actually smoking yourself.
Person One: "I'm going to go smoke a cigarette."
Person Two: "I've got to talk to you, I'll go outside and smell a cigarette with you."

Or

Person One: "Dave's outside smelling a cigarette with the landlord."

Smell a beating 

When you hear a sibling or another child speak in a tone toward an authority figure in which you can sense/feel that they are about to get an ass beating of a life time.
Jerry- I HATE YOU BITCH
ME- “I smell a beating”
Smell a beating by StaplesXD July 9, 2022

Smell A X 

The stinkiest airport in the world

Smell a bud 

Means if you’re tryna get some weed.
“You tryna smell a bud?”
“Course”
Smell a bud by Sandpile484 April 16, 2024
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NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
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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
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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
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