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Stagnative

an individual who is opposed to any change, improvement or advancement simply because it was originally presented by an opposing political party, source or ideology

an individual who's only opinion on a subject is to reject the opinion being presented

an individual who does not have a direction but is sure that the one being suggested is wrong

an individual who offers only criticisms, not solutions

an intellectual Luddite
"Why is Joe so dead set against health care reform? I thought he was going bankrupt from all his hospital bills."

"Oh, well, its unfortunate, but he's a Stagnative."

"So, he's opposed to it on principle?"

"No, Stagnatives don't have principles, they just reject yours."
Stagnative by Jake can hop September 5, 2009
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Stagnating air 

When the vibe/mood/aura of a room/place seems uneasy and out of the ordinary, the air is heavy and something feels wrong. It commonly foreshadows that something terrible is about to happen.

The term was heavily popularized in 2017 when the game DDLC (Doki Doki Literature Club) was released, and one of the characters (Yuri) uses it.
“Stagnating air is common foreshadowing that something terrible is about to happen” -Yuri 2017

stalkative 

When a person shows a behavior similar to a stalker, he has a stalkative behaviour.
"He's been staring at her house for three hours..."
"Damn, he's stalkative"
stalkative by Tactical April 3, 2004

stagnation 

Da lazy 'n' listless status of a fertile deer with a big rack of horns when he isn't "getting any".
Bambi was suffering major stagnation when he was all "rarin' to go" but had "no place to stick it"; when Faline found out about it, she pranced over to make a "doenation", thus "relieving the pressure" and making Bambi feel frisky and lively again.
stagnation by QuacksO December 6, 2021

stagnating air 

is common foreshadowing that something terrible is about to happen
-Yuri from Doki Doki Literature Club
stagnating air
stagnating air by f1n3 is not a n00b February 26, 2021

stalkative 

talkative folks become stalkative in the social networking era
- Your girlfriend is pretty stalkative. She must've been memorising my facebook page, because she complimented me on my specific tastes.


- Show me pics of the girl you hooked up with last night.
- Sorry, I don't have any and I'm not in a stalkative mood today.
stalkative by scornflake January 13, 2009

Stalkative 

When a person continuously tries to pull someone into a conversation while the latter tries to walk away.
David Devito was pretty stalkative when an annoyed Joe Pesci was trying to leave.
Stalkative by Judicator_718 September 25, 2020
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murderhobo 

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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.
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