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Doxlighting

A digitallighting tactic where the release of personal information (doxxing) is combined with gaslighting techniques. The doxxer claims they were “forced” to reveal the information because of the target’s alleged behavior, or they frame the doxxing as “just sharing public info,” while knowing the real effect is terror and isolation. Doxlighting often follows a pattern: provoke, wait for reaction, doxx, then claim the doxx was a justified response to the target’s “harassment.”
Example: “After she ignored his bait for months, he posted her home address with the caption ‘She should be accountable for her actions.’ Doxlighting: releasing private information while pretending to be the victim.”
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daylighting 

Working on a paid project while being paid by an employer during the same hours. Usually an 8-5 job. But using ones energy on another paid project and not producing any valuable units for the primary employer.
Person A: I was daylighting, worked all day on my consulting website instead of doing work for my employer 'Z'.

Person B: Sounds like you just doubled your income, but is it ethical? What does employer 'Z' think about it?

Person A: Let me look up ethical on UD. I'll get back to you.
daylighting by EarnMyPMP December 25, 2009
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Daylighting 

To make illegal activity, legal.
To make activity normally done at night and hidden, open and done in broad daylight.
Colorado is daylighting Mari 's juana.
Daylighting by Kezsailu Gang June 16, 2016

dyelighting 

Dying and highlighting hair at the same time.
Person 1- wow are you dyelighting your hair??
Person 2- yeah!!
dyelighting by eaidhrndnakjdn August 27, 2021

Hate Sink 

A person you hate intensely not because they deserve such hatred but because they serve as a focus for your general hatred. A healthy way to dispense with excess animosity.
Jake's not really that big an asshole. He just serves as my hate sink.
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funiosity 

The art of being peculiar, but in an amusing fashion.
"Wow, look at that dog running on three legs"
- "Yeah, that sure is a funiosity"
funiosity by Supersonic Stevie November 23, 2007
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A toe rag was originally a foot wrapping used, since mediaeval times up until the mid-nineteenth century, to protect the foot from chafing by boots or shoes. As these were, quite literally, rags they weren’t usually washed, and so with use they became very smelly until they were thrown away. Because of the similarity in smell, toe rag also became the name applied to dried, salted cod or other things with a strong, unpleasant, fishy smell. It didn’t take that long before the name was applied to someone who was an obnoxious, unpleasant OIC.
1 “Socks! Those aren’t socks you smelly git, they’re toe rags!”
2 “What have you been cooking? Smells like toe rag!”
3 “I can smell ‘er fanny from ‘ere, proper toe rag.”
4 That Heale Malcolm is a right toe rag.
Toe Rag by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016
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