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This word can be used as a verb to indicate checking the validity of a suspect story. It is derived from the online urban legend reference site: www.snopes.com.
That sounds fake. You should snopes it.

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She told me a story about a friend of a sorority sister who had a huge pimple that eventually exploded hundreds of baby spiders on her face, but I snopesed it, and that story is just an urban legend.
snopes by Nacho November 4, 2004
Word of the Day on October 16, 2019
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Refers to a story that is an urban legend or total bullshit.

Based on www.snopes.com The google of urban legends.
"According to snopes Richard Gere and the Gerbil incident are totally false"
snopes by Si July 13, 2004
Real, really, serious, seriously, legitimate, verifiable, factual, could be confirmed or verified by fact checking (on snopes or elsewhere).
I snopes grew up in the hood.

Ask my mom, if you don't believe me.

Now way! Are you for snopes right now?!
Snopes by Bizzlebeebox September 17, 2013

don't Snopes me, bro! 

An allegedly humorous declaration one might use in response to being questioned as to the accuracy of their information and/or its source. It is a reference to the phrase don't tase me, bro, as well as the snopes website.

Don't believe everything you read on Snopes, bro...especially if it's about the activities of the CIA, the events of 9/11 or any sexually perverted acts performed by the band 311; they really do rape babies while wearing horse masks. However, if you are trying to discover the truth behind some ridiculous urban legend, such as Rod Stewart drinking gallons of semen or Richard Gere taking a panicky trip to the ER after shoving gerbils up his booty hole, snopes can actually be a semi-decent reference tool. Remember: the less important the information you seek, the less likely snopes will lie to you about it.
Person A

Have you heard why people in the ghetto wear their pants hanging halfway down their asscracks? It started in men's prisons, you see, the 'bitches' use this fashion statement to signal that they are available for getting their a-holes harpooned! (contemptuous laughter)

Isn't that FUNNY?

Person B

That's not true,

Person A

don't Snopes me, bro!

Person B

(ignoring the outburst) ....although the sagging pants fashion trend did originate in prison. In US correctional facilities, inmates of both genders are often issued pants which are too big for them. Since belts are not allowed, they spend every standing moment 'hitching' their pants back up by hand or either letting them drop. Sexual orientation has nothing to do with it.

Buzz Stopes 

Legendary meme creator and comedian of the highest caliber, particularly good at satire and subverting expectations.
That joke was Buzz Stopes clever, and is sure to piss off ignorant plebs.
Buzz Stopes by Real_Wolfman_Dan January 19, 2022

snobesity 

When you don't know if someone is fat or not, because they're wearing a winter coat or other large clothing
Person 1: "The boy is so cute!"
Person 2: "He's really fat though, like ew!"

Person 1: " He's not fat, he just has snobesity."
snobesity by ConfusedTeenager April 6, 2015

hitting the slopes 

doing lines of coke, particularly in obscene situations and obscure quantities.
anish was hitting the slopes last night
hitting the slopes by quaps on quaps December 26, 2011
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

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