jingle mail

Jingle mail is the package containing the keys to your house that you send back to the bank when the interest rate on your adjustable-rate or IO/neg-am mortgage resets, or the property tax bill gets reassessed at double what it was two years ago, or you find out that heating and AC and repairs cost a ton of freaking money, or you lose your job because of the recession that's coming with the housing crash, and you can't make the payments any more.

My neighbor put up the Escalade and the Beemer that he bought with his third HELOC for sale, and has been having garage sales every week for the last month to raise cash ... I give it about 90 days till he sends in the jingle mail.

jingle mail by watchafallingknife September 16, 2008

Word of the Day on January 14, 2025

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incon

an abbreviation of inconvenience, thereby making it more convenient

That Big Mac was supposed to be wthout pickles. Sorry for the incon, I realize that your job is excruciatingly difficult.

incon by docbergman March 25, 2008

Word of the Day on January 13, 2025

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smedium

Refering to the size of an article of clothing (usually a man's shirt) where the article is clearly bought one size too small as to display one's musclularity. Usually worn but not limited to bars, clubs, or social gathering where high numbers of attractive females tend to congregate. Commonly mistakn for a shirt you stole from your 12 yr.old brother.

Hey guys, are we all gonna wear our smediums downtown tonight?

smedium by Shem B August 17, 2006

Word of the Day on January 12, 2025

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bass ackwards

Ass backwards. The state doing (or having done) something the wrong way.

No no dude, you've got the cables plugged in all bass ackwards.

bass ackwards by Blossom September 13, 2005

Word of the Day on January 11, 2025

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Milkshake Duck

Someone who gains sudden fame for something nice and positive, only to soon after be revealed as a deeply flawed character with terrible opinions and/or a shady past, often involving corrosive social/political ideologies, which quickly tarnishes their fame and the good will people momentarily had towards them.

"The whole internet loves Milkshake Duck, a lovely duck that drinks milkshakes! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the duck is racist" -@pixelatedboat via Twitter

Milkshake Duck by Disnaem June 11, 2017

Word of the Day on January 10, 2025

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go bag

(noun) a carry-bag that you keep by the door in case you have to evacuate from home on very short notice, or accompany someone to the hospital on an emergency basis

I keep a go bag handy, its got underwear and sox for 72 hours, a change of clothes, a sweater, gloves, all my essential medications, cash and coin, a phonecard, a flashlight and spare batteries, alkaline pack for my cellphone, photocopies of all my essential documents, a list of family phone numbers and emergency contacts, as well as water and dogfood, biscuits, her comfort toys, a blanket for her, and her meds.

go bag by Jake January 19, 2004

Word of the Day on January 9, 2025

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disaster capitalism

(POLICY) an extreme form of capitalism created in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. In some cases, as in Chile (1973), the disaster is a coup d'etat with the express purpose of imposing disaster capitalism. In other cases, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, it is a genuine natural disaster that literally kills.

After some disasters, the authorities in some countries may well respond by imposing "reforms" that would have been impossible before. These include: (1) privatization of public property, making it unavailable to the indigenous people; (2) arbitrary elimination of laws ("deregulation"); and (3) slashing democratically chosen programs that help ordinary citizens ("austerity programs").

The concept was popularized in Naomi Klein's excellent 2007 book, *The Shock Doctrine*.

"Disaster capitalism" is neoliberalism imposed undemocratically. It exploits natural disasters, civil wars, foreign invasions, coups d'etat, terrorism, or explicit deception. It always seeks to make its changes irreversible.

Naomi Klein mostly blames the International Monetary Fund, but there are other culprits as well.

disaster capitalism by Abu Yahya July 10, 2010

Word of the Day on January 8, 2025

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