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The name Tennam stems from the root word Awesome. Usually found in people of ancestry of but not limited to Tibet and the Tibetan Highlands. Tennam is a cool, smart, handsome guy but has trouble with girls and usually messes up. You can count on him to finish his work but not so much on the party side of life.
Guy 1: Dam that kid is a total Tennam
Guy 2: Totally he gets his shit done and is pretty funny
Tennam by Hypebeast Big Negro April 9, 2018
Drama between teenagers.
The teenama is taking up more time than school work.
teenama by shadylane1 April 25, 2011

teenamechaphobia 

The fear of people that are the ages of 16 to 19
dad: "hey son want to go to my friends daughters birthday party?"
"Dad you know i have teenamechaphobia"
teenamechaphobia by Dylenjm October 2, 2018

tenament 

a small building found in New York City, especially in New Yorks Lower East Side. Tenements are usually no more than five stories high, with narrow staircases and tiny apartments. Tenaments were home to many european immigrants during the 19th century. Most tenements were built no later that 1910, and often have features such as hexagonal tial floors charachteristic of that time. Unsafe conditions, especially overcrowding in the tenements caused a lot of sickness and death amoung immigrants, and in 1863, new "tenemant laws" were passes stating things like, all apartments must have windows. Tenaments are very specific to the Lower East Side, but can also be found in east harlem, and other parts of NYC.
Do you live in the projects? No I live in a tenament.
tenament by miss nightlights July 2, 2006
He's the best person you will ever meet in your life. If u have been blessed with him you r truly lucky.
Tenam by Carpoue November 22, 2021

Tenambit 

A place where if you walk down O'hearn street, you won't come out the other side alive. It's where you go for your weed and to get smashed and root ugly sluts and get stabbed by their boyfriend the next day.
"Oi bra, let's go to Tenambit to get a sesh then fuck some sluts, don't forget to wear your best pair of dickies!"
Tenambit by poiuyuiop January 18, 2012
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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
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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