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decentralized currency 

Digital money organized by a synced distributed ledger online. While centralized currencies are backed by the economies of countries, decentralized currencies typically don't have a government affiliation. These currencies are run by incentivized volunteers via appropriate consensus algorithms. Much like incentivized volunteers run Uber, called drivers, and Airbnb, called hosts, incentivized volunteers, traditionally called "miners," run these decentralized currency protocols. Examples of decentralized currencies include Bitcoin and Ethereum.
I haven't been trading much decentralized currency lately.

decentralized dating

slang for non-monogamous relationships, but explained like a decentralized platform as the metaphor.
decentralized dating by personalhel November 9, 2025

Decentralize 

To slam somebody on the ground; perform a takedown
Subject was violent and ignored lawful orders, resisting arrest, so he had to be decentralized to be taken into custody
Decentralize by Whoopty Doo! January 30, 2023

Decentralization

Decisions are made by many different groups and individuals.

To be elaborate, it's the separation and distribution of authority, resources, and/or bureaucratic processes and jurisdictions to lower levels of government, divisional and departmental levels, or lower/middle-level managers.
The Hacking Ethic encourages decentralization.

decentralised exchange 

A global community making an effort for the declaration of said manicure.
Back in 700BC the manicures man invented the towel in an effort of decentralised exchange, that would continuously be recreated and improved as a revolutionised product, said good and service to be exchanged universally.
decentralised exchange by Mong off January 24, 2022

DECENTRALIZE 

Present participle: DECENTRALIZING, past participle: DECENTRALIZED

The act of body tackling and slamming, a suspect of a crime to the ground with all available force possible to the arresting law enforcement officers (usually law enforcement). Most often with multiple officers, sometimes from the side or behind, sometimes from multiple angles at the SAME time, including from above ... in body armor.

Best when the target lands on something uncomfortable, and depending upon the crimes: painful. Concrete and
"When this guy comes out of the store Sargent, you go high from the left, i'll go low from the left, and we will DECENTRALIZE him into last week!"
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
Word of the Day on October 2, 2026
Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
Word of the Day on September 30, 2026

Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026
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