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To adapt a story, movie, or other piece of creative work into a video game. Much like writing a screen adaptation, gamification is an after-the-fact activity, usually with the intent of making the original work more marketable as a complete "package".
JoeBob spent last week planning how to gamify Jane Eyre.
gamify by ztutz December 1, 2011
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Gamifier 

Someone or something that gamifies real-life situations to encourage activism and enhance marketing by utilizing traditional game mechanics such as, achievements, points, scoreboards, and rules of play.
Person 1: "Man, this job sucks."
Person 2: "Well, if we have a gamifier, this would be a job worth having."
Gamifier by GhostFalcon January 18, 2020

Gamification 

A cynical practice by corporate douches where workers are supposedly motivated to work even harder on menial, pointless tasks by rewarding them with lame titles, meaningless rankings, coupons or a variety of other real-life trash loot.
The person who licks the most envelopes, today, will get a coffee mugs with your boss' picture. Isn't that awesome?! See? We're all about gamification.
Gamification by Manylaughs July 12, 2012
Verb: To take a useful system and reduce it's functionality, thereby making it redundant and useless.

Named after our Windows network "specialist" called Gary.
I think I'll garify this cable and plug it out.

My account has been locked out again, I have been garified.

I used to get good download speeds but since our internet connection was garified I get 0.5kb per second download speeds.

I'd rather be reamed than garified. At least I can still work.
garify by BluePhoenix666 February 21, 2008
1) Those who know all of your faults and love you in spite of them. 2) Something that outsiders will never understand and we as insiders could never explain. 3) Something that Allie came up with at training. 4) The best staff on campus.
No one's got your back like the gamily.
gamily by dancinggurly08 April 28, 2010
See guch and grundle
The bit between your balls and your arsehole, 'cos if ya' didn't one your guts would fall on the flaw
John has a hairy gazifya
Gazifya by Bojjie July 14, 2004
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
Frothability by cptn.kagaroo1 January 26, 2024
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026
Word of the Day on November 11, 2026

pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
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