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I didn’t start the fire 

I didn’t start the fire ..

Can’t without a spark ;)
I didn’t start the fire …

lol come to me you say? Nope open invite .. you come here … !!!

Lmk a bit in advance if I should actually expect company …

we can't start the fire 

The opposite of those who can't stop the fire...
Although we have tons of firewood & lighters, we can't start the fire.

We Didn't Start the Fire

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray, South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio, Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon. Studebaker, Television, North Korea, South Korea, Marylin Monroe.

Rosenberg, H-Bomb. Sugar Ray, Panmunjom. Brando, The King and I, and the Catcher in the Rye, Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen, Marciano, Liberace, Santayana, goodbye
We Didn't Start the Fire it was always burning since the world's been turning,

We Didn't Start the Fire, no we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it.

Don't start nothing, won't be nothing 

If you do not wish to suffer the consequences of your provocative actions, do not pursue your current course of action. Taunt implying, "you started it."

An accusation, as in the movie, Men in Black, where Agent J tells the bug he started trouble by coming to Earth "snatching up galaxies." Specifically, in the movie, the galaxy is hidden on a cat's collar (Orion's "belt").
"Why did you have to come here snatching up galaxies and everything? There would not have been any trouble if you had not done that. Don't start nothing, won't be nothing," Agent J, Men in Black

Don't start nothing won't be nothing

A warning to others stating that if an altercation is to be avoided than they should cease acting in a provacative manor.

don't start now 

A song by Queen Dua lipa. Which was robbed for song of the year. An amazing song with great lyrics and edm. A perfect pop song by a pop queen.
Don't show up, Don't come out, Don't start caring about me now. Walk away, you know how, don't start caring about me now. dua dua, don't come out. dua dua, Don't start now.
-queen dula peep
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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
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

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
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