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Whale Fail 

Describes the action of someone who is overweight doing something very stupid and embarrassing, such as falling down, dropping items, etc.
Matt: Dude, did you see Big Betty fall down the stairs yesterday?
Jim: Hell yeah, total Whale Fail.
Whale Fail by alunajoy October 1, 2010

Whale Fail 

when someone says something that is just so "mind numbingly vile and reprehensible yet stupifyingly unfunny and embarresing" they get something even worse than a "Facepalm" they get a Whale Fail

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Boy: Why do Negro people smell like gorilla feces?

Boy 2: You sir deserve a Whale Fail
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Whale Fail by delusion72 July 9, 2010

Fail Whale 

The logo of the microblogging service Twitter, displayed prominently on its error page signifying server overload. Fail Whale is a common occurrence.
I wanted to submit twits for this day, but all I got was a Fail Whale.
Fail Whale by TweenkPL April 7, 2009

Epic Fail Whale 

1) When things fail so bad that not even the phrase "Epic Fail" will work

2) The point of which things suck beyond a "fail whale"

3) When attempting something stupid and failing
!) Bluefir111: I saw a building in San francisco that was called "Epic" I wanted to run up to the building and spray pain "Fail" at the end of it, but I got caught.

Ice Queen: Wow that is an Epic Fail Whale.
Epic Fail Whale by bluefir111 July 12, 2009

Fail whale 

Randy: " oh God please Dear god no.."
*fail whale"
Randy: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Randy: "* bangs head on keyboard* My life is over"
Me: " you okay?"
Fail whale by Sully:) May 16, 2009

Fail Whale Hunting 

To hunt for the Fail Whale on Twitter. Also known as trying to crash Twitter and get the Fail Whale.
Fail Whale Hunting by Gagameup July 25, 2010
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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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