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Capital A

One guy laying under a girl while one behind and one in front high five
Dude an Eifel tower isn't as gay as a capital A
by N1iCk September 29, 2019
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capitalism

Illicit profit and enrichment from the exploitation of the environment and forced labor.
I am against capitalism.
by WWW9999 March 13, 2023
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grab capitalism by the balls

(as a pun variation on the Ford F-150 commercial punch line 'grab life by the horns'), this is one of the many possible English translations of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
as to who may have first used the expression grab capitalism by the balls to translate the Latin phrase carpe diem, IMHO as a history major, I would probably have to say it would have been the 'founders' of modern Western WASP capitalism, people like Thomas Jefferson, John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.
by Sexydimma November 12, 2013
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Capitalism

SM entertainment = capitalism or a really bad company which makes top tier groups. stan the group not the company thank you and goodbye
Anyone : what's capitalism?
NCTzens : SM entertainment
by slut4haechan September 23, 2020
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capital 10

when you work nights, and the only way to get through is to imagine that sweet sweet paradise of home, AKA capital 10.
"Man, I can't wait to get my capital 10."

"Can't wait to hang 10 in the capital."
by herpaderpnurse July 22, 2017
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racial capitalism

A social and economic system of removing social and economic value using markers associated with race (e.g. such as dark skin or people of African descent) while attributing social and economic value using markers associated with race (e.g., white/light skin or people of European descent).

Example - Wealth is assigned to predominately white U.S. neighborhoods at higher rates than predominately Black, Hispanic, or Latinx neighborhoods. As more middle and upper class White families move into neighborhoods (gentrification) the property values increase but the reverse happens when Black families move into formally homogenized White neighborhoods.

See Cedric Robinson and Charles Mill's work around racial capitalism.
Racial capitalism has assigned value to Whiteness in that those of European descent are often given lower interest rates on loans than those who are not.
by EquityLLC February 9, 2022
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Physical Capitalism

When a rich person beats up a poor person
Elon Musk can’t beat up that crack addict. That’s physical capitalism
by funnyjokehaha October 21, 2019
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