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Capitate

The act of putting somebody's head on.
Jimmy lost his head so they had to capitate him.
by Peanut Bomb March 8, 2023
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Capitalism

The act of typing in Caps Lock, or the act of capitalizing the first letter of each word in a sentence.
sHUT UP YOU DAMN LOWERCASEIST, CAPITALISM IS HUMAN NATURE!
by Ace of Fours July 23, 2022
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Capital Kid

A Capital Kid is a person who grew up in a positive family unit, parents still together and typically middle or upper class.
Their dress and listen to mainstreme music and clothing labels.
Typically attending private schools playing mainstreme sports.
There seems to be a lot of Capital Kids at underground hip hop and metal shows these days!
by CarterD November 7, 2017
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grab capitalism by the balls

N.B: this expression is supposed to be used mainly by WASPs when talking to other WASPs, but this is not mandatory; non-WASPs can, but again this is not mandatory, use other perfectly correct English translations of the same Latin phrase, such a 'grab life by the horns', among others.

(as a pun variation on the Ford F-150 commercial 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, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, but i doubt it they would have used the exact same words.
by Sexydimma June 12, 2013
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Capital

Beat down in a riot. - major guy
Bro, you better stop your foolishness before I take you to the Capital. (Inspired by Insurrection 2021)
by B, Major Guy January 8, 2021
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GanBJraSTa CaPitaL

Generation's and BENNINGFIELD Jr as the ALMIGHTY capital of little Rock ReLbJrALoods IN RED DOUBJRAGS and rELBJraLUDS in BLUE DOUBJRAGS. BY LBJ AS IN LONNIE BENNINGFIELD JUNIOR 🇺🇸. 🇺🇸.
I invented and made and created GANBJrASTA capital. By lbj as in Lonnie benningfield junior. 🇺🇸.
by Lonnie Benningfield juniorshaq November 8, 2021
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capitalism

Capitalism is a pedagogical inquiry into the question of whether it is ethical to act in one's interest...

Capitalism transcends the first ethical question by concluding that it is ethical to trade one's desires to self-interest with outside entities.

Capitalism draws its conclusions on the ethics of self-interest by assuming the desire to self-interest can be divided into discrete supply-demand ratios.

It is erroneously stated that communism ended the right of kings.
Capitalism--a supply/demand ratio that arose after the earth became too fallow to allow the serf-lord feudal system to continue--was the system that ended the divine right of kings.

This is because Adam Smith was a continental philosopher not an analytical philosopher.
by deepchurch April 25, 2022
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