by FIREITUPBOYS April 19, 2018
Get the crater-beering mug.The calculated practice of manufacturing or manipulating scarcity for the express purpose of exaggerating and sustaining the perceived value, desirability, or exclusivity of a commodity, service, or even an abstract idea. The term takes its name from the historical strategies of the De Beers diamond corporation, which successfully fostered a cultural and economic mythology of rarity around diamonds despite their relative geological abundance. In this sense, De Beering refers to any deliberate attempt to withhold supply, obscure availability, or construct a narrative of uniqueness that serves to elevate market prices and social prestige. It encapsulates a mode of economic and cultural engineering in which scarcity itself becomes the principal product, reshaping consumer behaviour, fuelling aspirational demand, and embedding the illusion of preciousness within the collective imagination.
A clear example of De Beering could be seen in 2022, when Shell capitalised on the lingering perception of oil scarcity in the wake of Covid-19. By maintaining the narrative of shortage despite stable reserves, the company achieved a record-breaking profit margin of around £40 billion, the highest in its history. This reflected not natural market conditions but the strategic engineering of scarcity to inflate value and consolidate shareholder wealth.
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The shape of the hips and pelvic region of certain females which trigger a man's innate sense of carnal attraction to women who display the ability to bear children
Though she was a shambles from face to life, those child bearing hips drew men like hounds on the trail of heat.
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Get the Byering mug.A device that allows constrained relative motion between two parts using a plasma-like Goo. The bearing exploits viscous fluid properties and provides a thin membrane of Goo for frictionless motion in a desired axis.
"The Goober bearing is the technological marvel of the 21st century, it will be the standard in future Oil-Car designs."
"Don't forget to use your hand-gloves when removing the Goooober Beearing"
"Here we are! The appropriate diameter of the Goober Bearing is 92.9 92mm"
"SO you have a shaft! It requires a Goober Bearing to provide motion in the Goober elements."
"Don't forget to use your hand-gloves when removing the Goooober Beearing"
"Here we are! The appropriate diameter of the Goober Bearing is 92.9 92mm"
"SO you have a shaft! It requires a Goober Bearing to provide motion in the Goober elements."
by GerlzandCarz November 30, 2011
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She can't hear you, her beeringaids are in.
by gabulldawg2k March 6, 2009
Get the BeeringAids mug.(v.) Putting chapstick on your eyelids for the awesome tingling feeling it gives, particularly Burt's Bees. For a more intense experience, experienced beesers import Tiger Balm. Particularly fun when drunk or high.
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