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Reading the Economist

Can be used in two ways:

1. Describes a sexual act that could have occurred between two close friends as they share a shower together while one person is supposedly reading the Economist, or

2. Describes the use of a completely non-sensical excuse to explain why a guy and a girl were in the shower at the same time.
"Hey..we knocked on the door for like 15 minutes and no one answered..where were you?"

"In the shower with my friend."

"DOING WHAT?!"

"I was cold, so I decided to sit in the bathroom and absorb the steam, and so I was reading the Economist while I was there."

"..."
by Neb Nimajney August 24, 2006
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The economy

Something lazy retards (such as myself) use as an excuse to not get shit done.
Jim: You know, I WANNA get a job but no one's hiring right now. It's the economy bro.

Rick: No it isn't, you're just a lazy shithead with nothing going for you

Jim: ;(
by GMD88 March 14, 2011
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economic Darwinism

The process of natural selection as applied to business models.
As we enter into recession, the principle of economic Darwinism will be more apparent.
by Quido1 March 10, 2008
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Esoteric Economics

Esoteric economics is a failed school of economic thought that claims wage labor and the traditional business are created by the state. Esoteric economics also argues that the state can be abolish if you just buy Bitcoin and that states are unsustainable. Esoteric economics is heavily influenced by mutualist economics and Austrian economics.

Chicago economist David D. Friedman challenged the founder of the Esoteric school of thought on a livestream and destroyed him using facts and logic to debunk his new school of thought.
Esoteric Economics: “Wage labor and the traditional business model are state creationS and 3D printers will abolish them”

Esoteric Economics: “Just buy Bitcoin and the state will go away”

Esoteric Economics: “State are unsustainable due to the exponential growth curve”
by Killing Esoteric Economics December 9, 2019
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circle jerk economy

An economy based on a circular exchange of money where finished goods are consumed and nothing of value is produced.
I'll be taking my half hour lunch break. I have to take the money I made from selling hamburgers to the people working at Walmart and go buy some junk from Walmart. Man, we live in such a circle jerk economy nowadays.
by alphasniper February 23, 2009
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la isla de encanta

another name for Puerto Rico meaning island of enchantment (or love), because what's not to love about Puerto Rico?!
la isla de encanta is da shit!
by boricua_hasta_muerte April 18, 2008
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Economic Headwinds

Reason given by publicly traded companies while reporting poor performance to investors.
Hey Joe last quarter really sucked we should not have decorated our offices and written big bonus checks to ourselves, what should we do? No worries, I have an easy response, we just tell our investors that we hit economic headwinds and that is why profits are down.
by Mmadigan February 10, 2009
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