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Twisting the knife 

Adding insult to injury; rubbing salt in the wounds; making a bad situation worse.
As if the Eurozone crisis wasn't hard enough on the public, the politicians' apparent lack of concern has been twisting the knife.
Twisting the knife by Dr Fishcake October 23, 2012
Using unnecessarily "brainy" or obscure words or references where more common words would suffice.
"Oops, there I go, tishing again."
tishing by Tino Tonatini September 29, 2006

twixting 

Outlawed in all but three states, twixting is a double pleasure not easily equaled.
twixting by Newman S. November 29, 2011

twisting bitches out 

Having sex with a female. Literally, the use and manipulation of their bodies during the act of having sex; phrased in a manner that eludes to a quantity of partners to demonstrate sexual prowess for the male.
To understand, Kek was forced to google and search,
For 'twisting bitches out' but it just didn't work
But he took some classes, man that AP's tough,
Just to figure out that it was 'just sex stuff :( '
twisting bitches out by fruitermelon September 25, 2008

Twisting fingers

everybody wonderin y we twisting fingers..... cuz we gangters - gucci mane
Twisting fingers by jazzy bell October 4, 2008

twisting the rope 

A : masturbateing,jerking-off,B: slacking off from a job,shirking duty
dude#1: Where's bill? dude#2: he's out in the back "twisting the rope!". (2)dude#1:When you 2 assholes are done "twisting your rope" how about getting back to work!3 Looks like someone was "twisting the rope"
when he did this job
twisting the rope by mikel t September 18, 2006
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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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