Results for “gombeen man”

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gombeen
noun

A wheeler-dealer profiteer; the village loan shark archetype.

#irish#ireland#politics#insult
manfight
noun

A straight 1v1, toe-to-toe, no kiting, no tricks — just who hits harder.

#dota 2#moba#combat#duel
tick manipulation
noun

Exploiting the game's tick timing to fire off actions faster than normal.

#osrs#skilling#efficiency#game tick
Command grab
noun

A special-move throw that grabs straight through blocking and shields.

#fighting games#throws#grappler#fgc
RNG manipulation
noun

Forcing the game's random number generator to give you the outcome you want.

#speedrun#rng#technique#manip
luck manipulation
noun

Bending in-game RNG to your will through deliberate inputs.

#speedrunning#tas#rng
Roman Empire
phrase

The random thing you think about way more often than is reasonable.

#tiktok#gen-z#trend#obsession
dark romance
noun

Romance subgenre that leans into the taboo — morally grey leads, violence, dubcon, kidnap plots.

#booktok#romance#genre#fandom
big man ting
phrase

On serious terms — no joking, grown-man business.

#mle#london#british#emphasis
them man
pronoun

Them, those guys — third-person plural.

#mle#london#british#pronoun
us man
pronoun

Us, we — first-person plural.

#mle#london#british#pronoun
bossman
noun

Address for a shopkeeper or service worker.

#mle#london#british#address
you man
pronoun

You lot — the plural 'you' in MLE.

#mle#london#british#pronoun
fireman's hose
noun

Nose.

#cockney#london#rhyming-slang#british
German bands
noun

Hands.

#cockney#london#rhyming-slang#british
your man
phrase

That fella over there — no, he's not actually yours.

#irish#ireland#phrase#dublin
mane
noun

Memphis 'man' — pronounced with a curl, used like punctuation.

#tennessee#memphis#hip-hop#southern
triggerman beat
phrase

The one-bar Showboys loop that powers nearly every New Orleans bounce track.

#nola#bounce#hip-hop#samples
Schwegmann's bag
noun

An informal unit of volume — roughly what fit in the giant paper sacks from the old Schwegmann's grocery chain.

#nola#measurement#nostalgia#local
garde manger
noun

The cold station — pantry chef handling salads, charcuterie, terrines.

#kitchen#brigade#french#fine-dining
Human Piranha
noun

Liar's Poker nickname for a relentlessly profane Salomon trader.

#finance#wall-street#salomon#liars-poker
Banksman
noun

The person who signals and directs vehicle and crane movements on a construction site.

#construction#trades#british#safety
Mudman
noun

Plasterer or drywall finisher — the guy slinging joint compound.

#construction#drywall#plastering#trades
Mansplain
verb

When a man explains something condescendingly, often to a woman who already knows it.

#gen-z#internet#meme#pop
Lightmans
noun

The day, in the cant — paired against darkmans on the rogue's upside-down clock.

#thieves-cant#cant#historical#british
Upright Man
noun

The top rank of the canting crew — the boss rogue who lorded it over every lesser vagabond.

#thieves-cant#cant#historical#british
Manky
adjective

Disgusting, dirty, or rotten — Irish for properly grim.

#irish#uk
Wasteman
noun

A UK insult for a useless, good-for-nothing man who contributes nothing.

#british#uk#mle#cockney
Roadman
noun

A UK term for a streetwise young man tied to road culture; can be respect or mockery.

#british#uk#mle
Mandem
noun

Your group of male friends or crew — London slang for "the boys" or a wider group of guys.

#uk#british#mle#street
Yer Man
phrase

That guy — a vague way to refer to a man whose name you won't say or can't recall.

#irish
No Manches
interjection

Mexican way to say 'no way' or 'you're kidding' — pure disbelief.

#spanish#mexican#gen-z
Darkmans
noun

The night, in the cant — when the angler hooked windows and the prig went to work.

#thieves-cant#cant#historical#british
The Man
noun

The establishment, authority, or oppressive power structure.

#1960s#hippie#counterculture#vintage
Set
noun

A DJ or artist's full performance — the run of tracks they play in their slot.

#american#gen-z
Naff Omi
noun

Polari for a dull or unavailable man — 'naff' here meaning ordinary, possibly 'not available for...'.

#polari#lgbtq#british#heritage
CS
noun

Creep Score — how many minions and jungle camps you've killed.

#league#moba#farming
blue buff
noun

Mana-regen and ability-haste buff from the Blue Sentinel jungle camp.

#league of legends#moba#jungle#buffs
gem
noun

The Gem of True Sight — a carried item that makes nearby invisible enemies pop into view, permanently.

#dota 2#moba#vision#item
autos
noun (plural)

Your basic attacks, the free swings that don't cost mana.

#moba#combat#attacks#fundamentals
proc set
noun

A gear set whose bonus fires off on a random chance, not on demand.

#mmo#eso#gear#rng
magicka
noun

The mana pool that fuels every magical ability in The Elder Scrolls.

#eso#elder scrolls#mmo#resource
Salty runback
noun

Demanding an instant rematch on the same stage right after a loss, fuelled by pure salt.

#fgc#culture#rematch
RTA
noun

A human speedrun timed in real time, no tools.

#speedrunning#timing#live
SourPls
noun

Animated dancing-man BTTV emote — celebration mode.

#twitch#emote#bttv#celebration
elo hell
noun

The rank bracket where you feel permanently stuck no matter how well you play.

#esports#ranked#matchmaking#moba
reply guy
noun

The dude permanently camped in a woman's replies offering uninvited commentary.

#twitter#x#gender#behaviour
log off
verb

Affectionate command to stop posting before you make it worse.

#twitter#x#imperative#intervention