Principle of Relative Indifference

Holding persons, places, things or ideas near to you both in proximity and experience in less regard than those more distant or those considered more exotic.

Jen is showing her bias through the principle of relative indifference when she claims that Americans have no culture especially when compared to European countries.

by KM91 June 7, 2022

Relative Pressure

Your uncle or other significant relative pushing a beer into for hands and saying, "Here, drink this!"

Comperable to peer pressure.

I got so drunk at the Christmas party due to the relative pressure.

by Bob December 20, 2004

co-relative-without-designation-in-law

Spouse's relative-without-designation-in-law's spouse.

Co-relative-without-designation-in-law (co-RWD-in-law).

by Kapokapo July 15, 2024

relatives with benefits

Related individuals with some degree of romantic involvement, whether formal or informal like the term "friends with benefits"

Uncle Paul: "Damn, my niece lookin like a snack"
Meemaw Margaret: "Please say that you and Courtney aren't relatives with benefits"

by Medium Salsa May 8, 2017

open rels

Short hand for open relationship. East coast terminology

Guy 1: Thought you already had a bae, what'r you doin with this thot?
Guy 2: Open Rels brah.
Guy 1: I'll be hoppin on your gf den~
Guy 2:Good luck. Open rels brah.

by conanbdetective January 31, 2017

relatives of consanguinity of straight line

mother: girl or woman who gave birth to a child

father: boy or man who was responsible for the formation of a one child or more children through sperm

parent: mother or father

grandmother: parent’s mother

grandfather: parent’s father

grandparent: parent’s parent

great-grandmother: grandparent’s mother

great-grandfather: grandparent’s father

great-grandparent: grandparent’s parent

great-great-grandmother: great-grandparent’s mother

great-great-grandfather: great-grandparent’s father

great-great-grandparent: great-grandparent’s parent

great-great-great-grandmother: great-great-grandparent’s mother

great-great-great-grandfather: great-great-grandparent’s father

great-great-great-grandparent: great-great-grandparent’s parent

daughter: girl or woman in relation to her parents

son: boy or man in relation to her parents

child: person in relation to her parents

granddaughter: child’s daughter

grandson: child’s son

grandchild: child’s child

great-granddaughter: grandchild’s daughter

great-grandson: grandchild’s son

great-grandchild: grandchild’s child

great-great-granddaughter: great-grandchild’s daughter

great-great-grandson: great-grandchild’s son

great-great-grandchild: great-grandchild’s child

great-great-great-granddaughter: great-great-grandchild’s daughter

great-great-great-grandson: great-great-grandchild’s son

great-great-great-grandchild: great-great-grandchild’s child

I am glad to see my relatives of consanguinity of straight line all gathered at Christmas.

by Mr. Jacov November 23, 2019

rel

a word used in the pittsburgh sports chat (rel) in replacement of the forbidden word with an a in it

“blud thought he was rel leaving the greatest gc ever made”

by melonmunchingjiggaboo June 18, 2023