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angryphone n. a person who feels marginalized as a member of Québec’s English-speaking minority. (posted Apr. 16, 2007) [full entry…]
backpacker n. a fan of underground or non-mainstream hip-hop music, sometimes perceived as a poser, slummer, or elitist. (posted Jul. 30, 2004) [full entry…]
blaccent n. a mode of speech which is said to imitate African-American vernacular English, especially when used by a white person. (posted Mar. 10, 2005) [full entry…]
chi chi man n. a homosexual. (posted Jun. 29, 2004) [full entry…]
Corrupticut n. a derisive or derogatory name for the state of Connecticut. (posted Feb. 24, 2005) [full entry…]
dirka dirka interj. a mimicry of spoken Arabic; also attributive, connoting things Muslim, Arabic, or Middle Eastern, or those related to terrorists or terrorism. (posted Sep. 26, 2005) [full entry…]
dump truck n. a lawyer seen as too willing to plead cases, especially a public defender. (posted Mar. 21, 2005) [full entry…]
fakenger n. a person who imitates the fashion of, or uses equipment similar to, a bike messenger. (posted Jan. 5, 2007) [full entry…]
fire crotch n. a person with red (pubic) hair. (posted Jun. 8, 2006) [full entry…]
Fivebucks n. Starbucks, an American retail chain of coffee shops. (posted Jun. 2, 2006) [full entry…]
Foblish n. stilted or incorrect English spoken or written by a non-native speaker. (posted Nov. 4, 2004) [full entry…]
fraudband n. low-quality broadband Internet service. (posted Jun. 22, 2007) [full entry…]
fundagelical n. a fundamentalist or evangelical Christian; a person who evangelizes or espouses fundamentalist beliefs for any cause. (posted Jul. 27, 2004) [full entry…]
güey n. a dude, guy, buddy, buster, cabrón, cuate; orig. chump, punk, idiot, fool. (posted May. 10, 2004) [full entry…]
godbag n. a person who espouses or promotes a religion, especially in politics or the public sphere. (posted Mar. 8, 2007) [full entry…]
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