regulatory capture

The current state of most of the U.S. government, in which regulatory agencies get controlled by the very groups they are supposed to be regulating.

The FCC is under regulatory capture by big telecom companies like Verizon and AT&T.

by _L.V._ October 29, 2018

Coochie Capture

The act of putting a fishing hook inside of a girl's vagina and ripping it out during her climax.

She wanted me to do the coochie capture and put my dick in there, but I was like nah.

by asshat305 January 23, 2020

Simp Capture

The psychological or practical state of expectation to be successful in convincing another person (usually seen as somehow inferior or exploitable) to have a task completed for you, usually by means of charm, coercion, baiting, promising a particular desired reciprocation, or to be able to exercise a particular privilege. It is rarely acknowledged and usually expected to not be seen as morally or ethically inappropriate or unacceptable, and may or may not cause one psychological distress depending on a real or expected outcome of success, the person’s own moral or ethical awareness, social normalization of the action of simp capture, or real or perceived perception of personal ineffectiveness in doing the desired action themselves.

Dude knows the ladies fall all over him and he expects to treat them however he wants or to get whatever he wants from them. He’s simp captured and doesn’t even know it!

by Jamesy801 June 19, 2024

capture

absorb (an atomic or subatomic particle).

Scientists are working on a new technology to capture neutrons released during nuclear fusion.

by Arminkshipper July 16, 2024

rapture my capture

rapture my capture means pop my pinkie toe😉

wyatt totally raptured my capture last night// I want justin to rapture my capture again

by Poundkey March 1, 2019

shit-capture

When a large enough crowd of lower quality people enter a space and start shitting it up until all the talented and / or experienced people leave from the stink, thus creating an unearned monopoly on the space for themselves. Proven a highly successful strategy to take over and destroy what remained of the West's modern intellectual, technological, and social landscapes.

I used to work in the AAA games industry until millennials came of age and shit-captured it. Now it's just midwits and diversity hires producing buggy, soulless, politically-correct shovelware.

by sddenayrb March 22, 2025

Impartial Capturing

Impartial Capturing refers to a political condition in which the ostensible lines of ideological division are not merely blurred or skewed, but disregarded altogether. Most pronounced in the United States, where lobbying groups and political action committees finance candidates and policymakers across the full spectrum, it ensures bipartisan capture and near-total domination of policy. The arbitrary distinctions so often drawn between Republicans and Democrats become little more than stagecraft, designed to perpetuate the illusion of democratic choice while masking the deeper reality of systemic subservience to well-funded interests. Organisations such as AIPAC exemplify this mechanism, distributing influence across both parties to guarantee that their priorities remain unchallenged, irrespective of electoral outcomes. Though its clearest expression is found in America, variants of this phenomenon exist in other nations, where capital similarly transcends ideology to shape consensus, leaving the theatre of politics to obscure a predetermined order imposed by financial power.

In 2024, the U.S. military lobby spent about $151 million, spreading its influence across both parties. Defence contractors and their PACs donated approximately $43.5 million directly to candidates, with Democrats receiving roughly $19 million and Republicans $22.4 million. Lockheed Martin’s PAC split its funds 42% to Democrats and 58% to Republicans, while Raytheon gave 46% to Democrats and 54% to Republicans. This bipartisan distribution ensured industry priorities would be safeguarded regardless of electoral outcomes, a clear example of Impartial Capturing.

by DemocracySold September 3, 2025