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Empathive 

Pertaining to the quality of understanding and sharing another person's experiences and emotions without having experienced them oneself.
Even though Jake had never gone through such a situation himself, his empathive response to Maria's struggles made her feel truly understood and supported
Empathive by AbsoluteViking October 18, 2023
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De-empathization 

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another but suspending that ability until the participant(s) are seen as worthy of that empathy.
There's an uptick in de-empathization amongst women due to more progressive times.
De-empathization by J Lekan August 26, 2023

empathise 

People with this alias have obnoxious love for anime & fictional characters to the point of masturbation.
hes moving like a empathise
empathise by kularFN August 11, 2020

Empathief 

A blend of "empathy" and "thief," describing someone who hijacks others' emotions, particularly sadness, claiming them as their own and then demanding comfort from the original sufferer. This emotional greed manifests as an intrusive takeover of feelings, where the Empathief insists "all my feelings are mine, and all of your feelings are mine too," leaving the true victim drained and obligated to console them.
"When I told Lisa about my breakup, she turned Empathief, sobbing louder than me and expecting me to comfort her through my own pain."
Empathief by Raquel de la Roche August 18, 2025

Utility beer 

Utility beer is the beer you keep around for the day-to-day moments when beer is a necessity to assist in pedestrian activities (golf, plumbing, yardwork, babysitting, staff meetings, Zoom calls). For the beer snob it is the beer you save for neighbors when they drop in at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday. It is differentiated from the actual high-end beer you save for special events, holidays, and special tastings.
Person 1: Dave, did you bring along those hazy craft IPA's so we could drink while cleaning Lyle's pool?
Person 2: Nope. I just have a bunch of utility beer that Steve dumped on me. Good enough for this. It is only 10:30 a.m.
Utility beer by lakeshore February 1, 2022
Word of the Day on August 10, 2026
Police activity, especially of the non-productive type i.e. The act of setting up and patrolling speed traps, harassing or arresting people based on appearance (racial profiling), breaking up parties, any sort of cannabis bust, etc.
"Did you see all the cops on highway 6? They are oinking hard!"

"I hope Johnny doesn't get caught with his bag of weed, the pigs are oinking"
Oinking by DontDrinkSoda June 29, 2013
Word of the Day on August 9, 2026