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Think Tankie

A person who is professionally involved in spreading propaganda while working for a think tank that is funded by weapons manufacturers who literally build tanks.
I just landed a sweet job at the Australia Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) as a junior Think Tankie!
Think Tankie by High Level Wumao October 12, 2020
Related Words
tank1e • tankie • tanked • tanker • tankle • tanke • tanksexual • tankersley • Tankery • Tankmen
Flopped on billboard charts, if it even made it to the charts.

A word that stans use ALL THE TIME.
This album by this person tanked.
Tanked by indichotomy December 1, 2020

Tankfest 

a festival of sorts where noble men(and women) gather and drink excessive amounts of alcohol or beer, or both
-hey man you ready for the tankfest at daves?

yeah man we are going to get fucking plastered!

-dude we need or organize a tankfest this weekend..
yeah sounds good where should we host such an activity?

-(on phone) dude get to so and so's house its a goddamn tankfest!

-man last nights tankfest was fucking bonkers. i think i blew chunks like 6 times.
Tankfest by dahmerrr January 19, 2010
A hardline Stalinist. A tankie is a member of a communist group or a "fellow traveller" (sympathiser) who believes fully in the political system of the Soviet Union and defends/defended the actions of the Soviet Union and other accredited states (China, Serbia, etc.) to the hilt, even in cases where other communists criticise their policies or actions. For instance, such a person favours overseas interventions by Soviet-style states, defends these regimes when they engage in human rights violations, and wishes to establish a similar system in other countries such as Britain and America.

The term is used to distinguish the rare individuals with these kinds of beliefs from communists more broadly (including Communist Party members), whose adherence to Soviet doctrine and attachment to existing "socialist" states is somewhat weaker.

It is always more-or-less abusive in the sense that those termed tankies do not use the term themselves, but it doesn't have any particular bite (unlike, say, Trot).

The term derives from the fact that the divisions within the communist movement first arose when the Soviet Union sent tanks into communist Hungary in 1956, to crush an attempt to establish an alternative version of communism which was not embraced by the Russians. Most communists outside the eastern bloc opposed this action and criticised the Soviet Union. The "tankies" were those who said "send the tanks in".

The epithet has stuck because tankies also supported "sending the tanks in" in cases such as Czechoslovakia 1968, Afghanistan 1979, Bosnia and Kosovo/a (in the case of the Serbian state), and so on (whereas the rest of the communist movement has gravitated towards anti-militarism).
I wouldn't be surprised if the tankies even defend Saddam Hussein.

Some of the people round George W Bush used to be left-wing, but they haven't really changed their views much; they were mostly tankies.
tankie by Andy April 20, 2004

Think Tankie

a person who is professionally involved in fear mongering, bigotry and the spreading of fake news and propaganda while working for organizations similar to ASPI that are funded by weapon manufactures who literally manufacture tanks.
did you see that guy spreading that pseudo scientific fake news paper on twitter? he literally works for ASPI. LoL such a Think Tankie.
Think Tankie by mitosan September 28, 2020

Tankerismasizmo 

Means: "Hey whats up man? Let's go grab some beers, meet me at the liquor store, I got the first round. Let's get tanked homie!", <---All in one word. Tankerismasizmo

It also works through text or via phone call
Homie calls or texts: tankerismasizmo!
Me: gets my shit and I'm out the door.
Tankerismasizmo by Thumpnization February 9, 2021
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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
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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."
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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
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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
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