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Mushroom Treatment 

A term that draws its history from the United States Military, particularly the combat arms. It refers to a management concept adopted either accidentally or on purpose by shitty leaders. This leadership style is defined by being light on details and withholding information. Concurrently; shitty leaders will ensure that the information that does get passed along is either incorrect or unreliable (See Bullshit)

Lit:
Keeping subordinates in the dark and feeding them shit.
Ex:

Dave: Hey bob, do we know the plan?
Bob: No Dave, we're still getting the mushroom treatment, we'll probably figure that shit out when it's too late to do anything about it.

Mushroom Treatment 

A term that draws it's history from the United States Military, particularly the combat arms. It refers to a management concept adopted either accidentally or on purpose by shitty leaders. This leadership style is defined by being light on details and withholding information. Concurrently shitty leaders will ensure that the information that does get passed along is either incorrect or unreliable (See Bullshit)

Lit:
Keeping subordinates in the dark and feeding them shit.
Ex:

Bob: Hey bob, do we know the plan?
Dave: No Dave, we're still getting the mushroom treatment, we'll probably figure that shit out when it's too late to do anything about it.

mushroom treatment 

When co-workers do not tell you anything and are actively feeding you bad information. Just as in how mushrooms are grown - kept in the dark and fed full of shit
He keeps giving me the mushroom treatment about this job.
mushroom treatment by SummitXTC February 26, 2021

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

funiosity 

The art of being peculiar, but in an amusing fashion.
"Wow, look at that dog running on three legs"
- "Yeah, that sure is a funiosity"
funiosity by Supersonic Stevie November 23, 2007
Word of the Day on July 25, 2026