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great refusal

A phrase from the Divine Comedy by Dante. Its meaning has been debated by literary scholars, who believe it to either refer to the resignation of the Papacy by Celestine V, or the killing of Christ by Pontus Pilate.
“I saw and recognized the shade of him
who made, through cowardice, the great refusal”
by City_of_dis February 1, 2024
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Refuses to pay

Then it's theft. Imprison him immediately.
Hym "Well if he refuses to pay it's theft... AND child endangerment. Imprison him immediately."
by Hym Iam February 9, 2025
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definition refuser

when you send a definition to a publisher and it gets refused for no reason
you:I'm going to send a new word to urban dictionary.........urban dictionary responds:we have decided not to publish your word..........you respond:those fucking bastards at urban dictionary refused another of my words for no reason the editor can suck the jolly green giants cock till he bust's definition refuser
by PHRASE giver December 24, 2013
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elevator refusal

The act of deliberately pushing the "close doors" button upon elevator departure to hasten the start and thereby stranding people on the floor. Usually done to avoid being in the elevator with someone you dislike.
Why did you take so long to attend the meeting ?
A simple case of elevator refusal, man !
by rodv March 20, 2011
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"YOU HAVE TO PROTECT US! It doesn't matter how many people we let die or pay to do a genocide! You have to protect US! Ignore the fact that we are doing a very public mind-rape surveillance thing to this guy that has been putting your kids lives at risk! If he tell you to being us to him you have to protect US!" ~ Every politician
Hym "Refuse illegal orders... Unless you don't feel like it. Like maybe your family members plane just randomly fell out of the sky and you want revenge... Then... Do whatever you want 🤷 ♂️ I mean I am not the boss of you."
by Hym Iam November 22, 2025
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The parallels you refuse to acknowledge

This is Chris Williamson's favorite Hym quote.
Hym "The holes you fail to see are in the parallels you refuse to acknowledge. The parallel between D.E.I. and your religion. The parallel between the political duopoly and the religious duopoly. Though, these are not hard to reconcile. If it is a problem for you that the practice of D.E.I. allows people to to garner unearned moral virtue... Then it is ALSO as problem FOR YOU. The only problem is that in the absence of D.E.I. all that remains is your religion. This is a pathetic attempt at pushing out your competition. Neither of you need a moral monopoly. The difference is, your religion is evil. You need to stop doing it. The pushback against D.E.I. IS THE RELIGIOUS DUOPOLY clamping down on competition. Nobody wants to do your incest cult. You need to let it go. The separation of church and state needs to be enforced. And then you need to stop doing the religion. Because the religion is bad."
by Hym Iam April 4, 2024
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if you need to ask someone to do you a favor today then come right out with it and don’t worry that they might refuse. Chances are they have been hoping you will call on them to assist you and will help out with no questions asked
if you need to ask someone to do you a favor today then come right out with it and don’t worry that they might refuse. Chances are they have been hoping you will call on them to assist you and will help out with no questions asked
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