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arbitrage 

The purchase and immediate resale in another market of an item in order to profit from a price discrepancy.
Hey, Rob, I just made two points on the 03 paper arbitrage!
arbitrage by adamisaspaz March 4, 2003

Arbitrage of deplorables 

The natural phenomenon of horrible people migrating to services that don't want them until they're evenly spread, thereby removing the competitive edge of being able to claim that you don't serve horrible people.
Bob: I prefer to use X instead of Y, because they have fewer Nazis on the platform.
Jo: They used to, but there was an arbitrage of deplorables, and now they've got the local white nationalist cult using them.

Arbitrage Reborn 

Refers to an elusive, almost ghostly process where a connection is re-birthed between two entities, enabling a profitable arbitrage opportunity to be reborn. This phenomenon mimics a rebirth, as it revives a previously dormant or lost chance to exploit price differences across entities.
"I've just closed out an arbitrage reborn".
Arbitrage Reborn by Rivalry Reborn September 11, 2025

social arbitrage

Social Arbitrage v. (def.)
A collective of individuals usually on social media who come together in a think tank to make educated moves to make small and large profits from stocks, trading, cryptocurrency, etc. for the greater good of all who choose to participate.
Hey man #WallStreetBets just gave us a signal to buy and hold #TRX Tron to boost its value!

Since Robinhood blocked our buying option for GameStop stock we are gonna boost all the decentralized markets with social arbitrage henceforth!
social arbitrage by Damecash January 29, 2021

Craigslist arbitrage 

To buy things on Craigslist, then resell them for a profit.

The purchase of items in one market for immediate resale on another market in order to profit from a price discrepancy.
I wasted much of my time playing World of Warcraft, I liked to slay dragons and fight zombies as much as the next guy. But what I really enjoyed was shopping at the in-game auction house. When you had stuff you didn't want, you could sell it to other players through auctions. I was practicing Craigslist arbitrage. And soon my lowly little wizard had a fortune of hundreds of gold pieces.
Craigslist arbitrage by Jadesqr August 25, 2011

geosexual arbitrage 

using your status, wealth, skin color, nationality, or a combination thereof, to attract women (or men, but usually women) from less developed countries
Joe can use geosexual arbitrage to get a cuter girl in Colombia than he would be able to in the United States.
geosexual arbitrage by h1231 July 17, 2022