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Social profit

The obtainment of value derived from social interactions and activities.
Jennifer Lawrence spending time with sick children at the hospital is socially profitable because it makes the kids feel happiness and love.

It was socially profitable for Jeff to signup for meetup because he needed to meet new people.

Since Sarah didn't drink alcohol there was no social profit in going to the bar last night.

Law enforcement respecting the privacy of citizens is socially profitable because it builds public trust.
by Ontological June 23, 2018
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memory recollection fragmentation

Only being able to remember particular fragments of memories or ideas from an earlier time where the context of such memories are no longer recoverable.
I had a really good idea last night, but can't seem to remember what it is. It must be a bad case of memory recollection fragmentation.

The guy has a really bad case of memory recollection fragmentation. It took all month to engineer the tissue to CPU membrane but forgot a critical step.

Old age produces memory recollection fragmentation. Most of our patients have trouble integrating life's memories into a coherent timeline.
by Ontological June 25, 2018
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definition mutation

A slow incremental change in meaning or purpose of a definition.
The meaning of the word marriage has really undergone a serious definition mutation over the last 15 years. It no longer describes a traditional arrangement.

Some youth really dance with the English language and produce definition mutation. It's almost like a different dialect.
by Ontological June 24, 2018
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Polar intelligence matrix

Two individuals or parties that have such diverse intellectual capabilities that no communicable purpose can be derived without synthetic intelligence reduction.
The polar intelligence matrix between Facebook and Google employees was minimal, so communication was fluid and profitable.

There was a vast polar intelligence matrix between the state department and the uncontacted peoples of Venezuela. Communication was difficult and dangerous.

Joe and Sally had a large polar intelligence matrix so didn't get along at the party. Joe was a physics major and Sally was a hairstylist so it didn't work out.
by Ontological June 23, 2018
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Jibba-Jabba

The rubbing of a dirty and specifically greasy hand over someones face.
Little Johnny had it coming. He got a really nasty Jibba-Jabba followed by a brutal ganglethon.

Turner got the worst Jibba-Jabba of his life. He had to clean his face three or four times to get the grease off.
by Ontological August 20, 2018
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degenerate cluster

A collection of degenerate attributes. Not exclusively relating to sociology.
There was a drunk degenerate cluster forming outside the bar. They harassed the women and started fighting.

The programmer left a degenerate cluster in the code. It caused glitches at boot up.

The traffic behaved as a degenerate cluster.

A degenerate cluster of cells formed near the superior vena cava.
by Ontological June 25, 2018
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A dangerous legal situation where the potential for litigation and the effects thereof could cause permanent widespread damages to all parties.
The catastrophic litigation potential is huge on the new case. There's a chance everyone will be fired and go to prison.

We thought there was catastrophic litigation potential but it was just a false alarm.
by Ontological June 24, 2018
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