marinate (gaming term)

Used in games like Among Us or Mafia where you gain a player’s trust only to betray them later in the game.

Commonly used in Disguised Toast’s friend group, the player, usually named Toast (commonly referred as to as the best Among Us player) would gain a crewmates trust and get them to vouch for him only for him to kill them later.

The safeguarding of Earth and other worlds from biological cross-contamination (i.e. billionaires with too much time on their hands).

Also known as “planetary protection.” Planetary protection / quarantine “reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.”

There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.

letting something soak in, leave time for reflection

The act of not immediately responding to a text, insta DM, FB message or any other form of social media contact in efforts to not appear too thirsty (too eager to respond). General rule of thumb is to ignore said communication and revisit at a later time.

The time in between after you've smoked or drank and before you actually decide to do something.

Thinking deeply about a subject or situation; allowing and idea to "settle in".

Used as slang in the party game, Among Us, to marinate someone is when the impostor follows someone around the entire game to create an alley.