1. A depressed economy, whether at a personal or national level.
2. The cost-cutting measures taken by a person who is unemployed or underemployed, such as buying cheaper gas or eating at home instead of in restaurants, verb: deconomize
3. Being laid off or having one's income reduced, being 'deconomized', or the act of reducing a labor force through layoffs, plant closures and other draconic cost-cutting measures as a means of saving corporate money
2. The cost-cutting measures taken by a person who is unemployed or underemployed, such as buying cheaper gas or eating at home instead of in restaurants, verb: deconomize
3. Being laid off or having one's income reduced, being 'deconomized', or the act of reducing a labor force through layoffs, plant closures and other draconic cost-cutting measures as a means of saving corporate money
Joe: Hey, how's your job search going?
Schmo: Terrible. No one's hiring in this deconomy
Joe: So how are you holding up financially?
Schmo: We've had to deconomize. We quit eating out and now I put cheap gas in my car. Man, it's been tough ever since XYZ deconomized its entire manufacturing division. Guess they wouldn't have been able to pay the huge CEO bonuses otherwise.
Schmo: Terrible. No one's hiring in this deconomy
Joe: So how are you holding up financially?
Schmo: We've had to deconomize. We quit eating out and now I put cheap gas in my car. Man, it's been tough ever since XYZ deconomized its entire manufacturing division. Guess they wouldn't have been able to pay the huge CEO bonuses otherwise.
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Get the Deconomy mug.A baby or child, especially when the parent receives lots of additional benefits as the result of giving birth... such as extra benefits at work that are not available to those without children like childcare stipends, family-leave time, flex or comp time for family or school functions, etc. Golden-larva benefits for the unemployed include easier access to Medicaid, WIC, food stamps and other government or charity assistance and grants.
Childfree co-worker: "Hey, can you stay over for a few extra minutes tonight to help with cleanup?"
Breeder co-worker: "No, I have to leave early again to pick my baybee up from the sitter. Oh, and my sitter can't watch the baybee tomorrow so I won't be in. I'll need you to do the ordering for me, if you would."
Childfree: "Man, I'm doing a lot of extra work on account of you and that golden larva of yours..."
Breeder co-worker: "No, I have to leave early again to pick my baybee up from the sitter. Oh, and my sitter can't watch the baybee tomorrow so I won't be in. I'll need you to do the ordering for me, if you would."
Childfree: "Man, I'm doing a lot of extra work on account of you and that golden larva of yours..."
by For Whom The Bell Trolls August 05, 2007
Get the golden larva mug.A second account created by a message board user for the purpose of posting more or less anonymously, or to defeat a posting ban that has been placed on that user's primary account.
Also called a sock puppet
Also called a sock puppet
Message board poster: Why did you ban Numero Uno? Did he pwn your ass one to many times?
Message board admin: Suck it, dual
Message board admin: Suck it, dual
by For Whom the Bell Trolls May 24, 2009
Get the dual mug.Same as rat dog; a small, usually noisy dog typically weighing less than 10 to 15 pounds. Often capitalized Barking Rat.
Britney: "Oh, how cute! A Mexican Barking Rat!"
Rachel: "No, it's a Chihuahua"
Britney: "Like I said..."
Rachel: "No, it's a Chihuahua"
Britney: "Like I said..."
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Get the barking rat mug.A criticism or insult disguised as a compliment.
A compliment with two meanings, one of which is unflattering to the receiver.
Also called backhanded compliment
A compliment with two meanings, one of which is unflattering to the receiver.
Also called backhanded compliment
Patti sees Britney wearing a sexy new dress. Patti, who really doesn't like Britney, says, "That dress is really sharp. It really makes you look so slim!" Left handed compliment: "You're fat, and that dress makes you look like you're trying to hide it."
"Boy, you're pretty hot... for a fat (or skinny) chick!" Left handed compliment: Self-explanatory
"Boy, you're pretty hot... for a fat (or skinny) chick!" Left handed compliment: Self-explanatory
by For Whom the Bell Trolls July 30, 2008
Get the left handed compliment mug.A very small dog, usually less than 10 or 15 pounds, usually short-haired but not always. Usually not of much practical use as a watchdog or protector, but kept mainly as a companion by little old ladies, gay men who don't like cats, and Paris Hilton. Includes such breeds as the Chihuahua, the Miniature Pinscher, the Rat Terrier and other similarly sized breeds.
"That rat dog is 3 years old and he isn't housebroken YET?"
"I swear, if that rat dog tries to bite me again, I'll stuff him in a sock and hang him up as cat bait!"
"I swear, if that rat dog tries to bite me again, I'll stuff him in a sock and hang him up as cat bait!"
by For Whom the Bell Trolls June 15, 2006
Get the rat dog mug.Also "dog walker". A homosexual male, usually (but not always) rather effeminate. So called because of the greater-than-average percentage of gay males in the pet-care and pet-grooming industry, and the fairly common practice among gays as well as straights of walking dogs at the park or other public place as a way of meeting people.
"Man, check out those two guys over there with the pink poodles. What a couple of dogwalkers!"
"That sissy works for my veterinarian. The job suits him perfectly-- he's a real dogwalker."
"That sissy works for my veterinarian. The job suits him perfectly-- he's a real dogwalker."
by For Whom the Bell Trolls October 23, 2007
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