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poverty

What happens when you lack sufficient money. Minor forms are just an annoyance but extreme forms can cause hunger or premature death (like kids in Africa).

Types of poverty:

Pseudo-poverty: People like this make me mad- it's when you are living in a nice area or even own a house and all of your friends are rich or spoiled. But you are only middle-class or not as spoiled, and as a result complain or post on the internet that you are "poor" when instead you live in an area like southern Orange County CA.

Minor poverty: You struggle to afford casual things that all your middle-class (not rich/spoiled) friends have and usually live in an apartment that rents for less than $1500.

Moderate poverty: You need gov. assistance and live on food banks/food stamps. You likely are in a crime-ridden cheap area.

Severe poverty: You struggle to even eat or find a home. I don't think you would be able to access the internet and read this.

Absolute poverty: The stereotypical "kid in Africa". You're dead if you are at this level. Either major disease or starvation strikes you.
My family lives in minor poverty, but is at risk of being in "moderate". At least I'm not in severe or absolute poverty...
by Steve820 May 7, 2017
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povertize

Causing a person or group to become poor (i.e., at or below poverty level).
His goal seems to be to povertize the working class.
by thebuttelady December 29, 2018
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Poverty Belt

Poverty Belt is a growing term being used by people who live in the northeastern US to describe Central New York. Central New York is a geographical region of upstate New York which lies between the Catskill mountains and the Adirondacks. It is comprised of the cities Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Binghamton, Buffalo and Rochester (which is often referred to as Crotch-Chester). Common characteristics of this region which account for the name include scarcity of jobs, high unemployment, a shrinking population and a crumbling infrastructure. The "belt" part of the term comes from the way the aforementioned cities are horizontally situated close to the New York state thruway which runs from East to West through the middle part of the state.
-Where do you come from?
-I grew up in the Poverty Belt?
-Where's that?
-Central New York.

-Syracuse a tough place to make a living.
-Why's that.
-It's situated in the Poverty Belt.
-The what?
by Nite of Nat October 23, 2007
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poopertunity

Hey man, I have a great poopertunity while the boss is gone, I'll be back in an hour.
by Oldschooljoey June 25, 2012
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provert

"Pro" means "for" as in for something.
"Vert" means to turn.
"provert" in favor of truning.

Thus a provert is a person for gain or pleasure, may knowingly causes the unwanted turning of a victim down a certain path of events which leads to perversity. A creator of perverts.
The adult provert (who was mad at the store)dared a small kid to toss a rock through the store window. Then from a distance, watched the kid do it and get punished for it .

The proverted interrogator asked the innocent suspect if the suspect has ever stopped stealing from his employer (logical fallacy called a compound question). Knowing that either a yes or no answer will make the suspect look guilty to his employer but make the interrogator look good.
by Tim Fyock September 17, 2005
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poonerT*

The action of an angry ass goblin springing forth from someones ass and wreaking havok upon the unsuspecting world.
Oh my god... The ass goblin is attacking! PoonerT* is upon us!!!!
by Matt April 27, 2004
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Poopertrooper

A gay man or someone who likes it up the rear-end.
Hey man, check out that poopertrooper with his manbag.
by Andryuk April 4, 2009
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