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Hypothecate

A word smart people use when they mean hypothecate, and a word stupid people who want to look smart (read: Investment Bankers) use when they mean hypothetical.

A classic marker of when you're talking to an idiot who doesn't know it yet; like when people say "pacifically" when they mean "specifically" or "expresso" when they mean "espresso".

#Can'tFixStupid
Investment Banker: “Can you give me some hypothecated numbers?”

Investor: "No, you douche, that's not a real thing. Go read a book."
Hypothecate by Syntactic Sugar June 19, 2019

hypothermatic 

not a real word i made it up
someone who is sensitive to mild temperatures
“yo it’s so hot turn on the ac

my guy it’s 76 in here are you hypothermatic”
hypothermatic by mewbub January 19, 2023

De-hypothecation 

The reversal of re-hypothecation leveraging. When the loss in value of the underlying assets in the brokerage's account forces the reversal of when a broker pledges hypothecated client owned securities in a margin account to secure brokerage funds. The result being possible disappearance of the commingled funds from the client's account.
The bank's President could not account for his customers funds because their rehypothecated accounts had experienced de-hypothecation and as a result their value was no longer held by the brokerage. (i.e. 1. MF Global/JPM. 2. City of London and Euro collapse.)
De-hypothecation by Mauibrad December 16, 2011

Hypothetitard

Adj.
A person who is seemingly incapable of answering a question based upon a hypothetical situation due to what they deem a lack of realism
Tom: Hey Jim, if you were on a desert island and only had three objects with you what would they be?
Jim: Well how did I get to the desert island?
Tom: I dunno, you just appeared there I guess
Jim: That's not possible, and where are these objects coming from anyway? Why can't I take more stuff with me?
Tom: Dude, you're such a hypothetitard
Hypothetitard by SleepySasquatch December 6, 2009

Hypothenate 

Yesterday I was told to hypothenate in science class.
Hypothenate by Skylar Kadin November 22, 2019
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
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