A phrase originally meaning whenever someone can't stop obsessively thinking about something or someone, particularly something unimportant, or someone who isn't even remotely thinking about them in return.
However, due to overuse by morons, has come to just be a regurgitated, automated response to criticism of something someone doesn't want criticized. Often used as a coping mechanism whenever an actual, intelligent rebuttal can't be made.
However, due to overuse by morons, has come to just be a regurgitated, automated response to criticism of something someone doesn't want criticized. Often used as a coping mechanism whenever an actual, intelligent rebuttal can't be made.
Person 1: "I don't like this restaurant. Every time I go there, the tables and chairs are sticky and the service gets my order wrong."
Person 2 (smugly believing they are somehow making a point): "Oh yeah? Well, that restaurant is living in your head RENT FREE!!!"
Person 2 (smugly believing they are somehow making a point): "Oh yeah? Well, that restaurant is living in your head RENT FREE!!!"
by Papergrin August 6, 2021
Get the Rent Freemug. by Big JD August 15, 2003
Get the Paying the rentmug. a SEPTA Transit Police Officer who does nothing but eat pizza and donughts and walk around major terminals, stations, and transportation centers.
I saw several rent-a-cops at the Dunkin Donughts inside Frankford Transportation Center the other day.
by Joe Butler January 19, 2005
Get the rent-a-copmug. by CS331824 August 16, 2008
Get the Represent for the Rentmug. The line originally comes from the musical Cabaret’s title song. It is used as a metaphor for sex work.
by bimiserables June 4, 2022
Get the rented by the hourmug. Pejorative term for someone who leases a rent-stabilized unit in a building which has converted to cooperative or condominium ownership and who expresses satisfaction about the financial losses incurred by those who purchased the other units. Usually "bitter rent stabber."
There are many expressions of schadenfreude by bitter rent-stabbers in the comment sections of the real estate blogs following the mortgage meltdown.
by Unbathed March 10, 2009
Get the rent-stabbermug. The act of purchasing an expensive product to try or use and then returning it either when you are done with it or while you can still get a full refund for returning it.
Hey dude, I am just going to Retail Rent a new camera because I only need it to entertain me while I am traveling this week. I just have to make sure I return it in the allowed time so I get all my money back!
by Filthy Kilt April 30, 2016
Get the Retail Rentmug.