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compassionate disruption

A program of pushing homeless into social services that move the homeless out of an area and into a place where they can be inadequately treated outside the purview of the public.
The police lured the poor homeless from the downtown, under their new policy of compassionate disruption. The homeless were given the option of a one way Greyhound bus ticket, to see a far a way land, or residency in the local police hotel, and a job doing community service.
by mlhiss September 24, 2014
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legitimate rape

An extremely inappropriate way saying that a specific incidence of rape has been investigated and determined to have occurred in an illegal manner.
“If it’s legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down,” Todd Akin explained to a St. Louis TV station in 2012 before losing his race for US Senate.
Todd Akin went on to claim that if the female body does not shut down and a baby is born it will be a special little child.

Todd Akin gave the following example: “I had a number of people in my campaign that were children…who were conceived in rape.”
by mlhiss May 17, 2019
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Aluminum turd

Airstream motor home or travel trailer. They come in all sizes. Often driven or towed behind the cars or trucks of snow birds or tourists.
Ronnie: Hey man look at that aluminum turd going all over the road.

Donnie: Damn, you better slow down and let the snow bird pass, don't want get that turd all over your truck.
by mlhiss March 30, 2008
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implausible speculation

Frivolous musing. Legal term for senseless argument.
The Appeals Court dismissed the defenses argument as implausible speculation.
by mlhiss October 7, 2020
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politstitute

A politician that sells himself to special interest groups.
The President has become the largest politstitute in the in history of the presidency.
by mlhiss August 12, 2025
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walking into a propeller

When a person purposely says or does something for which they will be chewed out or shredded or verbally abused.
She knew she would be walking into a propeller if she was honest about her previous loves since a few of them over lapped with theirs.
by mlhiss August 10, 2020
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you are the threat

Chant typically directed at an authoritarian that abuses their powers, often related to life and liberty and corruption.
After several days of rioting and destruction, the demonstrators felt they needed to focus more clearly their demands and clarify who was the actual perpetrator of the madness and started chanting "you are the threat" directly to the leader and his security forces.
by mlhiss June 2, 2020
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