Rent Free

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.

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!!!"

by Papergrin August 6, 2021

Paying the rent

Any form of sex for compensation

"I just bought my girl dinner so you know its time for her to pay the rent."

by Big JD August 15, 2003

rent-a-cop

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

Represent for the Rent

Stripping to make a living, or paying your rent.

"So put your booty on duty and represent for the rent!"

by CS331824 August 16, 2008

Rent Famine

When rent for student living is due during a week off and no one pays it until the week after

Bobby: Eh! Did you hire all those hookers last night?
Joey: No, rent famine this week, couldn't even afford to buy bread.

by DaddyFliffus April 1, 2015

rented by the hour

The line originally comes from the musical Cabaret’s title song. It is used as a metaphor for sex work.

She wasn’t what you’d call a blushing flower
As a matter of fact she rented by the hour

by bimiserables June 4, 2022

rent-stabber

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