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Deconomy
1. A depressed economy, whether at a personal or national level.
2. The cost-cutting measures taken by a person who is unemployed or underemployed, such as buying cheaper gas or eating at home instead of in restaurants, verb: deconomize
3. Being laid off or having one's income reduced, being 'deconomized', or the act of reducing a labor force through layoffs, plant closures and other draconic cost-cutting measures as a means of saving corporate money
2. The cost-cutting measures taken by a person who is unemployed or underemployed, such as buying cheaper gas or eating at home instead of in restaurants, verb: deconomize
3. Being laid off or having one's income reduced, being 'deconomized', or the act of reducing a labor force through layoffs, plant closures and other draconic cost-cutting measures as a means of saving corporate money
Joe: Hey, how's your job search going?
Schmo: Terrible. No one's hiring in this deconomy
Joe: So how are you holding up financially?
Schmo: We've had to deconomize. We quit eating out and now I put cheap gas in my car. Man, it's been tough ever since XYZ deconomized its entire manufacturing division. Guess they wouldn't have been able to pay the huge CEO bonuses otherwise.
Schmo: Terrible. No one's hiring in this deconomy
Joe: So how are you holding up financially?
Schmo: We've had to deconomize. We quit eating out and now I put cheap gas in my car. Man, it's been tough ever since XYZ deconomized its entire manufacturing division. Guess they wouldn't have been able to pay the huge CEO bonuses otherwise.
Deconomy by For Whom the Bell Trolls August 18, 2010
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Dechno • decanonize • decho • dechonkification • deconomics • Deconomy • decanonization • Dechaosification • dechner • dechoadified
dechodorant
wishful thinking for a product that makes your chode smell better after sweating. such sweating may have been induced by: boning, fucking, screwing, masturbating, fucking around, or exercising. but you probably don't work out because you're fat and alone.
although this product has yet to be invented, it would be greatly appreciated, old spice.
although this product has yet to be invented, it would be greatly appreciated, old spice.
dechodorant by bear capitan October 30, 2009
Dechonkification
A word first used but Redditor Shittymorph to describe a large weight loss in an animal. The word was used to describe a large weight loss of a cat named Tommy Boy in a Reddit post.
Dechonkification by Chickenlittleslim August 24, 2019
decho
Someone named Decho is typically from Bulgarian decent and it's a male name. The name itself is very rare and it means hard-working, good-looking and amazing person. Meeting someone with this name is very rare.
decho by just.another.unusual.girl July 12, 2020
deckno
deckno by Brandon Rye June 13, 2005
dechoadified
dechoadified by YoungJohnLove July 11, 2020
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