Results for “yw”

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YW
phrase

You're welcome; reply to thanks.

#texting#acronym#courtesy#reply
Hollywood Code
noun

A fake, for-show resuscitation done so the family thinks everything was tried.

#medical#hospital#ethics#end-of-life
peenywally
noun

A firefly / glow-worm

#caribbean#patois#animal
hollywood pass
noun

A flashy long pass that looks great but rarely comes off.

#sports#passing#showboating
WYWH
phrase

Wish you were here; expresses longing.

#texting#acronym#affection#longing
polywork
noun

Holding multiple jobs or roles across fields at once.

#corporate#office#work#multiple-jobs
pollywog
noun

A sailor who has not yet crossed the equator.

#military#army#navy#tradition
Hollywood Marine
noun

A Marine who trained at MCRD San Diego.

#military#army#usmc#rivalry
cattywampus
adjective

Askew, crooked, or diagonally out of line.

#american#regional#askew#adjective
cattywampus (variant: catawampus)
noun

An imaginary fierce creature; a bogey.

#american#regional#creature#folklore
hollywood
adjective

Acting famous or stuck-up

#american#regional#behavior#conceited
jigger
noun

A narrow alleyway between Liverpool terraces.

#scouse#liverpool#places#british
haporth
noun

Halfpennyworth — used for a daft or worthless person.

#geordie#newcastle#insult#british
gurrier
noun

A young scallywag — Dublin's word for a rowdy lout.

#irish#ireland#dublin#people
fila
phrase

'Forever I Love Atlanta' — citywide loyalty tag.

#atlanta#hip-hop#trap#loyalty
Madisons
noun

Metal straps that hold an old-work electrical box into drywall.

#construction#electrical#drywall#tools
Rocker
noun

Drywall installer — the guy hanging sheetrock.

#construction#drywall#trades#us
Taper
noun

The drywall finisher — tapes and muds the seams.

#construction#drywall#trades#finishing
Mudman
noun

Plasterer or drywall finisher — the guy slinging joint compound.

#construction#drywall#plastering#trades
hotshots
noun

The elite hand crews that fly anywhere to fight the worst wildfires.

#firefighter#wildland#fire service#usfs
RACK (Risk-Aware Consensual Kink)
noun (acronym)

Consent framework that's honest about risk: nothing is 100% safe, so know the danger and choose it anyway.

#kink#bdsm#consent#leather
butterface
noun

A woman seen as attractive everywhere 'but her face' — a sexist backhand.

#lgbtq#90s-slang#insult#looks
maintenance
noun

Calorie level that holds bodyweight steady.

#gym#fitness#diet#nutrition
poor little meow meow
noun

A morally grey character you defiantly adore anyway

#kpop#stan#fandom#tumblr
close
noun

A shared tenement passage or entryway

#scottish#irish#housing#tenement
Cloaking
verb

Standing someone up on a date and then blocking them everywhere.

#dating#relationships#disappearing#apps
digital nomad
noun

A remote worker who travels while working from anywhere.

#corporate#office#work#remote-work
snicket
noun

A narrow footpath or alleyway.

#british#regional#places#noun
embrace the suck
phrase

Accept the misery and push on anyway.

#military#army#attitude#morale
disco belt
noun

The mandatory reflective safety belt worn everywhere.

#military#army#safety#humor
chart dehiscence
noun

A patient's notes spilling everywhere when dropped

#medical#nursing#documentation#pun
toriaezu maa
phrase

'For now / anyway' — a casual conversational opener.

#anime#weeb#slang#phrase
Zobo
noun

The dark red hibiscus drink sold everywhere in Nigeria.

#hausa#hausa-slang#nigerian#west-african
Sha
adverb

An intensifying or resigning particle meaning roughly "anyway," "still," or "regardless."

#nigerian-pidgin#pidgin#nigerian#west-african
Bombshell
noun

A jaw-droppingly glamorous, knockout-gorgeous woman — old-Hollywood energy.

#50s#american#y2k
Loaded
adjective

Seriously rich — pockets stacked, money everywhere.

#money#cash#british#american
Ginnel
noun

A narrow passage or alleyway between buildings — northern English.

#british#uk#northern-english