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Egophile 

Someone who is literally in love with themselves. They will try to catch a glance of themselves in mirrors when nobody is looking. When caught, they will say they are looking at their hair, a spot etc. They sometimes kiss mirrors, and in extreme cases, fap to their own picture. The vast majority of Egophiles are Egotists.
'Holy shit'
'What?'
'I look good'

Egophile
Egophile by Egotist. December 22, 2008
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exophile 

A person who is extremely interested in extraterrestrial life-forms; the term often carries a sexual connotation. See: exophilia
Science fiction movies, such as Star Wars, have a large following of exophiles.
exophile by George Default April 25, 2006

enophile 

1. One who appreciates and enjoys wine.

2. A collector of wine.
An enophile would enjoy a fine aged pinot.
enophile by Flinn January 2, 2006

exophile 

A combination of the prefix "exo", derived from the word extraterrestrial, and the suffix "phile", meaning "to have an affinity for".

An exophile is someone who has an interest in extraterrestrial life forms, either in fictional material (movies, television, books, etc) or the real possibility of such beings existing somewhere in the universe.
The serious exophile may be considered a misanthrope for preferring the idea of alien companionship over his fellow man.
exophile by Steven342 April 12, 2007

Ectophile 

This comes from the Happy Rhodes album "Ecto". Back in 1991, there was a mailing list sent out to discuss her music, and it was also called Ecto. However, the fans who got this mailing list also wanted to discuss other music they liked, and thus, became ectophiles.
An Ectophile might like music by Sarah McLachlan, Loreena McKinnit, or Jewel.
Ectophile by mel January 22, 2005

Edophile 

An individual who has a strong positive predisposition or interest toward education. The term stems from the conjugation of the word "education" and the Greek suffix "-ophile." This passion on education does not need to be limited to formal academic courses or degrees. An edophile often demonstrates their interest by reading books and obsessively going over the newspaper. An edophile can typically be seen researching new fun facts or telling obscure historical anecdotes.

Sometimes erroneously mischaracterized as pretentious or snobbish.
Example 1:
"I'm Dr. Sheldon Cooper, B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D., and Sc.D.… OMG right?"

Example 2:
Person 1: "The only time Cody takes a break from reading one of his 800 page books is when he stops to read the New York Times."
Person 2: "He is such an edophile."
Edophile by Thomas Paine, aka T-Paine November 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
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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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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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