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The act of debating social issues on a Facebook thread. A pointless exercise where parties post their viewpoints in an attempt to convince readers and other parties that their views are correct
"He posted a joke about the Arizona immigration law and then a 100 post FaBate broke out."

"He is such a troll, every day he posts something looking for a FaBate."
FaBate by h20kj May 6, 2010
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A fellow fan of your favorite sports team.

"Teammate" is to athletes on the same team; as "Fanmate" is to fans of the same team.
Ian is my fanmate; we are both diehard Jays fans.
fanmate by 2tweet2dream June 17, 2011
Nick name of a fat house or flat mate.
I live with my brother and a fatmate
Fatmate by Jazz Cola February 17, 2009
Two friends who are usually smoking without their parents knowing, and a bit trampy, because basically they share cigarettes.
"Urgh... look at them fagmates.. they're such tramps
fagmates by shadyzlilladee September 7, 2005

flophouse 

Any house/apartment/frat house/trailer/etc. which is used for individuals to crash (sleep, chill, hang out, lurk, etc.) for a period of time. In order to "crash", one must not actually live there (e.g. have their name on the lease, own said flophouse, etc.). Flophouses are typically used by college students, drug addicts, transients, vagrants, or other unsavory characters.

A flophouse may also be the home owned by the parents of a college student, who after being away at college, wishes to live as if he/she is still at college (e.g. staying out all night, returning just to crash at mom and dad's house, then leaving again), rather than conforming to the pre-college rules.
Example #1
Dude: (Talking to someone passed out face first on the floor of his college apartment) Hey man, who the hell are you? What do you think this is, a flophouse??

Bro: Sorry dude, I must have passed out for a minute.

Example #2
Mom: Where have you BEEN for the last three days? You come home just to sleep?? What do you think this is, a flophouse??!!

Son: What's your problem? I'm an adult now!
flophouse by J3553 November 21, 2007
Word of the Day on July 27, 2026

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.
Word of the Day on July 26, 2026