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Definition 1 (Concise / Popular Use):
When a medical institution, healthcare provider, or system withholds, omits, or deliberately excludes critical medical records, information, or care, leading to harm, neglect, or denial of rights. A modern form of medical apartheid where the damage isn’t just from what’s done, but from what’s left undone.

Definition 2 (Formal / Academic Use):
A systemic pattern where healthcare professionals fail to document, acknowledge, or accurately represent the concerns, symptoms, and advocacy of patients — disproportionately harming vulnerable populations such as
Black American (Negro) (Freedmen). Also, disproportionately harming vulnerable populations such as United States military active-duty service members and veterans, who already face the highest suicide rate in the United States of America.
Definition 1 Sentence Examples:

“The VA leaving my 'Local Title: Veteran Crisis line notes' out of my VA medical record is medical apartheid by omission.”

“When hospitals fail to properly document Black American (Negro) (Freedmen) patients’ concerns, that’s medical apartheid by omission at work.”

“She called out medical apartheid by omission after her health care referral was delayed for months due to incomplete medical records.”

Definition 2 Sentence Examples:

“Researchers found that medical apartheid by omission contributes to systemic health disparities among veterans.”

“The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigations revealed medical apartheid by omission through repeated failures to include critical patient advocacy in medical records.”

“Legislative reform is needed to eliminate medical apartheid by omission from federally funded healthcare systems.”
by Harriet Tubman's Pistol September 10, 2025
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Shared living spaces made and planned out of nowhere, usually by lesbians or Trans (MTF) people. This is often more planned by poly groups given the higher need.
"Were you invited to that discord too?" "Oh, the one with the whole Lesbian Apartments / Trans Village thing? Yeah."
by starbunny32 October 3, 2025
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Pulling a "Drift Apart"

When someone keeps repeating a word a lot in the same small period of time.

Originates from: when girls are rejecting you and keep saying they don't want you to drift apart.
Dude 1: He kept pulling a "drift apart" about his football practice
Dude 2: Yea, man! WE GET IT. STOP REPEATING.
by Meedz ElHussiny September 28, 2012
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u tearin me apart lisa

a gret sentence from the movi: The Roum.
"U tearin me apart LIsa!"
by notna25 June 1, 2017
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dog friendly apartment

Smells like shit because the owner locks it in the apartment all the time while the dog barks day and night.
dog friendly apartment: knock on door. " Hi I'm your neighbor it is 2:00 am can you please silence your barking dog" while thinking Christ I'm going to upchuck from the stench.
by buckeyeoh November 15, 2017
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peachtree crossing apartments

Peachtree crossing apartments was created by Harold wright Peavy then sold to his daughter Marie wright Peavy simar who married lane Christopher simar after the two got divorced Marie wright Peavy simar sold the apartments to lane Christopher simar who is now the owner and does a great job running Peachtree crossing apartments in Byron Georgia
I just moved into Peachtree crossing apartments
by aussie simar July 15, 2019
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A leg apart

Someone who is off doing their own thing while everyone else is working together to get shit done.
They're a good team, but John is a leg apart.
by Bro mac August 3, 2019
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