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A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline, as in morals or art; decay.
Decadence is the precursor to extinction.
Decadence by AKACroatalin April 13, 2015
Words you can keep
Cooking or baking recipes that include semen.
Richard has many wonderful recipes if you're into decadence...
Decadence by Master Chief 1944 September 2, 2020
An A Cappella group at UC Berkeley that sets the standard for current co-ed A Capella groups across the nation.
Man:"Wow, that A Cappella group was great! Who are they?"

Woman:"Oh, that's DeCadence!"

Man:"THE DeCadence?"

Woman:"Yes!"

Man:"WOW! They must be the greatest A Cappella group around!"

Woman:" Yes! Of course they are!"
DeCadence by C. Longinus January 26, 2011
Literally meaning decline and decay it is usually used to refer to the decay of a society. However decadence is a very subjective term and is usually used by square control freaks who only like the simple and wholesome and believe that anything edgy or creative will lead to chaos.
Snobby complainer: words are starting to be used differently and couples are having anal sex which is wrong even though is is safe and usually consensual. And Mexicans are coming in and threatening to destroy our trafitional values whatever that means.Oh the decadence. Soon our civilization will decay into anarchy.
Decadence by the funny one August 3, 2017
Combination of 'decade' and 'hence' - the act of looking back at life 10 years hence and wondering why you did all the depraved things that seemed perfectly normal then.
Older and more mature now, we sat around the bonfire and laughed our heads off as we dived nostalgically into the decadence of 1999.
Decadence by Mohit Hira February 13, 2009

the perils of rock n roll decadence 

getting f*cked over by drugs, sex, alcohol, STDs, any form of excess

like the 60's 70's n 80's and crap
Hendrix got fucked over by the perils of rock n roll decadence

Sustainable Decadence 

Decadence that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs to be decadent.
A spring fed solar powered infinity pool is a good example of sustainable decadence.
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026
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