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harm reduction

The practice of providing advice and helpful suggestions to a novice regarding potentially dangerous activities in the hope that they will heed the advice and not cause hurt or harm to themselves or others.
Practicing harm reduction Keith showed Brittany how to IV drugs. According to him he didn't want the wrong person showing her the wrong way, because he knew she was headstrong.
harm reduction by Nikki Stixx December 9, 2018
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harm reduction

1. Working with people where their at
2. The alternative to preachy outreach
3. Being practical when working with people; baby steps towards a healthier lifestyle
4. Tool of the Progressive Movement
Paper Pusher: You need to stop smoking cigarettes, or else you'll die.
Smoker: Fuck You.

Outreach Worker: Just try to smoke like one or two less a day, there are hella chemicals in that dude, and like one or two a day less - years on your life, years.
Smoker: Maybe, what do you mean 'hella chemicals'?

Now which one is Harm Reduction?
harm reduction by Lord Pandiora November 4, 2006

Harm Reduction Hottie 

A useless, many-hat-wearing, zoom-meeting-having, healthcare worker who has never done drugs or responded to an overdose, but thinks they're hood.
"Hello? Can you hear me?" - Drugs Users to Harm Reduction Hotties
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
Word of the Day on August 2, 2026
A hardo is a person who tries extremely hard at everything. Most times a hardo will try very hard at things that do not require excessive effort. For example, sports practices, gym class, etc.
Wow did you see Jack at practice today? What a hardo!
Hardo by Thuhkilluh September 4, 2014
Word of the Day on August 1, 2026