inheritance

Receiving a (generally large) amount of property, wealth, money, etc, from a deceased relative or close one, after being "mentioned" in their "will". In extreme cases, such as very large inheritances, typical results include marriage break-up (spouse hates partner for being so rich), personality collapse (what the heck do I do now I don't have to work for a living??), idleness, egomania, etc. Many heirs or heiresses experience guilt and self-loathing in proportion to the size of the inheritance received. Inheritance planning is supposed to alleviate this by only giving heirs money if they achieve in life, a gameplan that rarely works. Heirs within families usually fight over minor differences in sizes of inheritances recieved. There is a strong tendancy for young people in particular to be very adversely affected by large inheritances, contrary to the misconceptions of a wonderful life generated by popular envy feelings, these people are usually isolated, guilt-ridden and unsatisfied.

Sarah received her inheritance at 21, and after that, despite her yacht, mansion and trustfund, felt purposeless and ashamed.

by James William May 26, 2005

Shashlo Inheritance

When a parent passes on their large ass to their children

"Dude, look at that poor guy...I wonder if his huge ass is a Shashlo Inheritance..."

by Billy maize August 25, 2009

inheritance poll

A sports poll in which the starting order of the poll remains relatively unchanged unless a team losses.

A poll in which a team can only move up if a team ahead of them losses.

That poll is an inheritance poll, you need to find one where the teams are reevaluated weekly if you want me to take it seriously.

by noonereal May 4, 2016

inhairitance

Scalp-fur-related wealth and/or property that's passed down to you from your elders.

All I got in my parents' will was the family barber shop --- what a crappy-a** inhairitance! I greatly value my personal space and wish to extend da same consideration to others, so I totally detest both having my own mop trimmed AND trying to perform such tedious and claustrophobic tasks on anyone else.

by QuacksO October 31, 2018

Mendelian inheritance

Mendelian inheritance (Also known as Mendelian genetics or Mendelism)is a scientific description of how hereditary characteristics are passed from parent organisms to their offspring; it underlies much of genetics--or the study of heredity and the variation of inheredited characteristics. The term came from one of Gregor Mendel's works which was published in the mid 1800s, more specifically 1865-1866. Certain interpretations of Mendelian inheritance started the concept of Eugenics.

1: What did we have to write about again?
2:Mendelian inheritance
1: Ohhh you mean that thing by the guy who did the thing with the Peas?
2: Wha--yes you idiot.

by Littlemisspretentious April 24, 2012

Inheritance Harvesting

Helping your elderly relatives pass to the other side for profit.

“Lisa’s trust fund ran out so she’s planned to enroll her mother in a cheap nursing home who are experts in Inheritance Harvesting.”

by Dexter Methoraphan May 24, 2020

Reverse Inheritance

Occurs when the immediate inheritors of an estate require other family members to buy items from said estate in order to carry on the family legacy.

I had to buy my grandparent’s china from their estate in a reverse inheritance.

by Francois Guerin October 1, 2022