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Verb. The act of being unable to perform a task. Such as hanging out with your friends, due to persuasive abilities, namely, lack thereof.
Guy1: Is {blank} coming with us to enjoy the cinema?

Guy2: Negative. He was unable to persuade his parental units in the direction of a positive outcome...xenophile.

Guy1: I guess he pulled a recke.

Guy2: T'is true. He did indeed recke out.
Recke by Merp-Waz Inc. August 23, 2010
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Recessionista 

A person who evokes being affected by the recession because it's the 'in' thing to do, especially if they have no real need to. They may even pay more for the privilege of having just the right down-market accessories or habits. (Reference the evolution of the hipster.)
We're going to Mel's Diner tonight. The decor's a little shabby, you know with the recession and all, but they have the most fabulous oysters served in replica sardine tins.

Keira Knightly is such a recessionista -- check out this story about her renting shoes! http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/25/keira_knightley_saves_money_buy_renting_
Recessionista by ocius1 March 25, 2009
Related Words
receba (portugese) = take this!
*scoring a screamer*
LAi65: RECEBA!
receba by receba7 February 21, 2022

i wanna see the receipts 

A request for evidence.

The phrase was stated in an interview with Whitney Houston when Diane Sawyer read a headline concerning the cost of Houston's drug habit. Houston, apparently assuming there were receipts from drug dealers and also apparently assuming Sawyer had them requested to see said receipts. The clip went viral in the form an animated .gif.
Person 1: "Did you hear? Cher passed away."
Person 2: "I wanna see the receipts."

Anthony Recker 

A major league baseball catcher who has the largest ass in all of baseball. His ass is so big it tells him what to do; it even has its own Facebook page and fans. His ass cheeks are so big it’s been commonly reported that he has trouble reaching between them to wipe and needs the help of his teammates.
Guy1 – dude I’ve been working my glutes like crazy at the gym, squatted a new record.
Guy#2 – Nice, you’re so going to get an Anthony Recker.
Anthony Recker by Jockstrapme January 4, 2012

racketeering 

Operating an illegal business or scheme (a racket) in order to make a profit, perpetrated by a structured group.
He has a long criminal past, drug trafficking, arson, racketeering.
racketeering by sito88 May 17, 2014

recessivist 

(Noun) 1. An individual or group devoted to social, political and economic philosophies and policies designed to disassemble with the intent to destroy democratic republican ideals and institutions and supplant them with pro-corporate economic primacy. 2. Policies designed to benefit the economic elite, usually corporate, over or at the expense of the communal or societal. 3. Champion of corporate personhood and rights over or at the expense of flesh and blood human rights or socio-economic conditions. 4. An individual or group devoted to pursuing deregulation financial institutions to the point of facilitating the cannibalistic stage of capitalism.

(Adjective) Of, related to or pertaining to social, political and economic philosophies and policies designed to disassemble with the intent to destroy democratic republican ideals and institutions and supplant them with pro-corporate economic primacy. 2. Of, related to or pertaining to policies designed to benefit the economic elite, usually corporate, over or at the expense of the communal or societal. 3. Of, related to or pertaining to championing of corporate personhood and rights over or at the expense of flesh and blood human rights or socio-economic conditions. 4. Of, related to or pertaining to the pursuit deregulation financial institutions to the point of facilitating the cannibalistic stage of capitalism.
Alan Greenspan worked tirelessly to institute recessivist policies during his oversight of the Federal Reserve leading to economic collapse.
recessivist by rladlof December 16, 2009