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Shitty reception

When inmates hide their contraband cell phone in their anus
Inmate - “I only have one bar when I’m storing my cell in the ol ass holio during the day, must be the shitty reception
by Elwipfo July 22, 2018
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Reception exception

It is customary for a bride and groom to eat first at a wedding reception. However, if the pair have elected not to eat after five minutes, the guest may go ahead and eat.
"The groom and bride are still changing. Thank to the reception exception. We can go ahead and eat.
by Wu chew September 16, 2017
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raception

Racism within a Race
That guy is super Racist. I call it raception
by roguedefines March 21, 2021
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Scientific Receptionalism

A framework emphasizing that scientific discovery depends as much on the receptivity of the scientific community as on the discovery itself. A finding only becomes knowledge when it's received—understood, accepted, integrated. Revolutionary ideas fail not because they're wrong but because the community isn't ready to receive them. Receptionalism studies the conditions under which science can hear new things: the paradigms, the power structures, the generational shifts, the conceptual tools available. It's science studying its own listening.
"Mendel's genetics were correct in 1865, but Scientific Receptionalism notes: the community couldn't receive them until 1900. The discovery wasn't the problem—the receptivity was. Your brilliant idea might be failing for the same reason. It's not you; it's the horizon."
by Abzugal February 23, 2026
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The theory that knowledge requires not just a knower but a receptive community—that claims become knowledge only when they are heard, understood, and accepted by others. A solitary insight, no matter how brilliant, isn't knowledge until it enters the intersubjective space where it can be received. Receptionalism studies the conditions of reception: what makes a community able to hear certain claims? What blocks reception? How do power, prejudice, and paradigm shape what can be known collectively?
"You've been saying this for years and no one listens. Epistemological Receptionalism asks: what would make them able to hear you? It's not about being right—it's about creating the conditions for reception. Knowledge isn't broadcast; it's received. Work on the reception, not just the signal."
by Abzugal February 23, 2026
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Rectal Reception

My boyfriend's ex-wife taught me how to give him a rectal reception.
by Hope Fully May 16, 2025
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fiona the receptionist

a sexy stripper who works for a drug lord
fiona the receptionist told me that munkh is actually poor
fiona the receptionist is always busy for her master
by fiona the receptionist October 29, 2020
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