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To contribute money for a specific purpose or for the good of the group. Informal

The phrase may derive from the act of passing around a hat, into which contributors would "throw in" some money.
"Another six-pack of Hamm's? I'll throw in for that!"

Not: "There's orphans starving in Haiti? I'll throw in for that!" Situation too formal or grave.
throw in by Pahoehoe October 25, 2012
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(Verb) Join up, become part of a group, generally a group that is going to go do something mischievous and/or unlawful. In an MMO, it means to become part of a questing/PvE party or PvP party.
Not that this is completely different from throwing in the towel.
Dan: Bob and I are gonna go somke some weed and egg a house, you coming?
Frank: Sure, I'll thrown in for that shit any day.

Lamerrr: LF2M BRD
Dissonance: BRD? I'll throw in, as long as you don't ninja loot anything.
throw in by dissonance November 16, 2005
add something for free,
include something, typically at no extra cost, with something that is being sold or offered.
"they cut the price by $100 and throw in an AC adaptor"
throw in by navyphan August 7, 2018

throw in the towel 

To quit.

This phrase comes from boxing. When a boxer is too beat up to continue, his coach throws a towel into the ring to signal that the fight is over.
1) The company threw in the towel after losing all of its major customers.

2) Mike 'Boom Boom' DeNola threw in the towel after three rounds. He'll probably have to spend a few days in the hospital, followed by a long convalescence in Miami.
throw in the towel by VAKI5 May 14, 2005

throw'in shade 

To be shady or to throw shade means to be insulting, rude, or spreading rumors. Commonly used in drag culture.
That girl is throw'in shade, she's one shady drag queen".
throw'in shade by Hollister Marie February 24, 2015

Throw in the Keys 

To allow your home to go into forclosure because your adjustable-rate loan interest rate balloons your payment into an amount that you cannot afford.
"My mortgage statement came in today and my payment has went up $400. There is no way in hell I can pay that. I guess it's time to throw in the keys!"
Throw in the Keys by Mothanatus March 23, 2008

throw in the towel 

To give up or surrender. Probably related in origin to throwing up the white flag, which also indicates surrender.
When I was losing by 5 in the game of Don't Throw The Towel in the Bucket with a minute remaining, I realized it was hopeless and decided to just throw in the towel.
throw in the towel by Nick D July 4, 2004
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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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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
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