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Who adopts other living beings as if they were their children (but they are not).
Adopter.
adopter by Solemar May 8, 2023
Person who adopts.
Adopter.
adopter by Jenword May 20, 2023
My adopter is a good person.
adopter by Coldandhot October 14, 2023
Person who adopted another person.
Adopter.
adopter by Simaduria July 27, 2024

adopter-in-law 

adopter-in-law by Jenword May 20, 2023

early adopter 

A person who is typically the first to purchase new technologies before they become popular in an effort to look interesting. They can be easily identified by the dozens of boxes in their basement filled with crap like Nook Ereaders, Zune mp3 players, Google Glasses and AOL email addresses as well as their remarkably small retirement savings accounts.
Our tech startup is failing because we only hired early adopters with attention spans similar to goldfish.
early adopter by halal9000 April 26, 2019
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026

Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
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