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get on the hydra's back

A line, said by Philocetes, in Disney and Square Enix's PS2 game "Kingdom Hearts II" when you are fighting the Hydra Boss in Olympus Coluseum. The line has gained infamy since Phil shouts it several times before Sora can actually do what he's saying.
Phil: GET ON THE HYDRA'S BACK!!!
*repeats countless times*

feed the hydra 

The process of documenting networks of gossips, often at an office or at school, by feeding distinctive, false statements to different members of the network and then listening for references to those statements made by other members of the network.
"Nicholas never had thought to take up the game himself, to feed the hydra false information that wold echo in the whispering of its many heads" — John Fowles, "The Magus"
feed the hydra by fpdunne December 27, 2008

Ride the Hydra 

The act of tripping off of diphenhydramine hcl. A chemical found in sleeping pills and some allergy medication, a large enough dose acts as a deliriant, and can cause hallucinations, confusion, and one hell of a good time.
Last night I had an entire conversation with Abraham Lincoln before I realized he wasn't actually there. That's how you ride the hydra.
Ride the Hydra by Chessure October 23, 2012

feeding the hydra 

A technique used by intelligence agencies to uproot spies by feeding them phony information, then documenting their response to it. Also used by attorneys, and others, to reveal breaches of confidentiality.
As soon as we began to suspect Vincent was leaking information to the Nazis, we responded by feeding the hydra, and the Nazis responded as you would predict.
feeding the hydra by CooGram January 8, 2009

Unleash The Hydra

Yo man i gotta go unleash the hydra il be back in an hour!

Fighting the Hydra 

When one male pleasures at least 5 other males. Every time one male releases he is replaced by 2 others
Mike likes fighting the hydra. He most likes when one guy finishes and is replaced my more heads.
Fighting the Hydra by pirot101 September 16, 2013
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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
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026
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