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palmer housing
To walk in a very gingerly and deliberate fashion because of swollen and painful feet or just plain old "bad" feet. Not to be confused with shuffling, this term originated down south in the 1920s-30s-40s. Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor often used this colorful rare word. Origin unknown.
palmer housing by Rita Pastormerlo June 22, 2007
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public housing
Annette had a baby and now they live in public housing, in a development called Meadowbrook.
damn I been waiting on that public housing list for 6 months!!
damn I been waiting on that public housing list for 6 months!!
public housing by Angelacia June 10, 2007
brain housing group
Now, I want you to store this in your little brain housing group...This is my rifle, this is my gun...This is for fighting and this is for fun.
brain housing group by C_Dog23 April 27, 2006
Brantford Housing Projects
Eastside Brantford:
- Eastdale Projects or Eastdale Gardens
- Darling Apartments
- Charlotte Apartments
- Nelson Heights
- Richard Beckett Projects
- Grey Winds Projects
- Daleview Projects
- St. Basil's Community Homes
Eagle Place
- Riverside Gardens
Northside
- Westglen Projects
- Branlyn Projects
- Brier Park Houses
- Northland Houses
West Brantford
- Lorne Towers
- John Noble Apartments
- Harmony Homes
- Brant Projects
- Eastdale Projects or Eastdale Gardens
- Darling Apartments
- Charlotte Apartments
- Nelson Heights
- Richard Beckett Projects
- Grey Winds Projects
- Daleview Projects
- St. Basil's Community Homes
Eagle Place
- Riverside Gardens
Northside
- Westglen Projects
- Branlyn Projects
- Brier Park Houses
- Northland Houses
West Brantford
- Lorne Towers
- John Noble Apartments
- Harmony Homes
- Brant Projects
Brantford Housing Projects by BrantfordFacts November 25, 2020
Tract housing
Tract housing (also known as cookie-cutter housing) is a style of housing development in which multiple identical or nearly-identical homes are built to create a community. Tract housing developments may encompass dozens of square miles. Tract housing developments are typically found in North American suburbs that were modeled on the "Levittown" concept.
Tract housing development only makes use of a few designs, and labor costs are reduced because workers only need to learn the skills and movements of constructing a limited variety of home designs. In addition, as all homes in the development will be built at the same time, the cost of purchasing and transporting building supplies may be reduced due to economies of scale. Components such as roof trusses, plumbing trees, and stair systems are often fabricated in factories and installed on site. This allows contractors to reduce prices, which in turn can make homes more affordable (and more accessible to a larger percentage of the population) and may also allow contractors to reap higher profits.
Early tract homes were often identical, but more recently built tract homes no longer look identical from the exterior.
The concept of tract housing is occasionally mocked in American popular culture as the basis of a sterile and dispiriting suburbia. Nonetheless, the use of tract housing in new American suburban developments continues to dominate.
Tract housing development only makes use of a few designs, and labor costs are reduced because workers only need to learn the skills and movements of constructing a limited variety of home designs. In addition, as all homes in the development will be built at the same time, the cost of purchasing and transporting building supplies may be reduced due to economies of scale. Components such as roof trusses, plumbing trees, and stair systems are often fabricated in factories and installed on site. This allows contractors to reduce prices, which in turn can make homes more affordable (and more accessible to a larger percentage of the population) and may also allow contractors to reap higher profits.
Early tract homes were often identical, but more recently built tract homes no longer look identical from the exterior.
The concept of tract housing is occasionally mocked in American popular culture as the basis of a sterile and dispiriting suburbia. Nonetheless, the use of tract housing in new American suburban developments continues to dominate.
Laura spends her days in her tract housing community with her young son while her husband goes off to work. She leaves only to run trivial errands like buying flour or getting a haircut. On the surface they are living the American Dream; she is nevertheless deeply unhappy.
Tract housing by mybodyisacage October 8, 2009
The Rockville Centre HOUSING PROJECTS
The only gritty and dangerous section of middle to upper class Rockville Centre, NY. Located on North Centre Avenue, it gets very shady here late @ night. Unsavory characters in hoodies congregate here. Just a few yards away on North Village avenue lies million dollar homes. The Rockville Centre Projects even have the token bodega in front of them right next to the Martin Luther King community center. Robberies take place here all the time and there was even a shooting out front back in 2007. Don't let people fool ya when they say Rockville Centre is 100% safe. These projects border the area of Lakeview which borders hempstead.
The Rockville Centre Housing Authority, TRANSLATION: " The Rockville Centre HOUSING PROJECTS are a dangerous place to hang around.
The Rockville Centre HOUSING PROJECTS by The Punisher MAD MAX January 17, 2010
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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."
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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
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dead drop
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.
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.
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.
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.
No Surprises Wedding by dbdefenestrate August 27, 2023
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ulzzang
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
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EBK
EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).