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urban outdoorsman 

Politically correct term for a homeless person. I.E. Bum
urban outdoorsman by MistahTom August 24, 2005

urban outdoorsman 

n. Homeless person or bum. One who experiences the great outdoors of an urban setting for a prolonged period of time.
Man, that beard and plastic grocery bag make you look like an urban outdoorsman
urban outdoorsman by jive December 29, 2004

urban outdoorsman 

the politically correct term for a bum or homeless person.
Grandpa, you can't go around calling people 'bum's anymore. They prefer to be called urban outdoorsman.

urban-outdoorsman 

The politically correct term for a "Bum" or anyone exihibiting inveterate homelessness. Synonymous with "Urban-Dweller."
That guys not a Vet, just your run of the mill urban-outdoorsman.
urban-outdoorsman by tammyfay October 20, 2009

Drugstore Outdoorsman 

A Person found in a back country area who has no idea how to survive in the wilderness without massive amounts of unnecessary equipment and expensive provisions. He/she typically has all brand new equipment but not much understanding of how to use it to stay comfortable in the wilderness. These persons sometimes never leave the comfort of their 4 Wheel Drive SUV no matter how deep into the sticks they travel. Insects find them the most appealing to swarm on and bite. The smoke from the campfire always blows toward them.
I was near the ridge line in The Pisgah National Forest sleeping in my tent after a day of backpacking the A.T. when I was nearly run over by countless drugstore outdoorsmen in their jeeps out for a night romp on the jeep roads nearby. Their engine noise and music players kept me awake while they took turns pulling each other's vehicles from the mud for hours before a Drugstore Outdoorsman lit a huge gasoline fueled fire to cook hot dogs and marshmallows at midnight.
Drugstore Outdoorsman by Hiker 77 October 18, 2012

urban outdoorsman 

1) A politically correct euphemism used to describe chronic homeless persons.

2)A term used to cast a positive or sympathetic connotation upon the parasitic and unrespectable criminal lifestyle choice of the American bum.

3)A term used to describe habitual abusers of illegal substances and career beggars or criminals with no permanent residence or legitimate source of income.

4)Someone with an aversion to work.
That urban outdoorsman just took my change and walked straight into a liqor store, I can't believe it.
urban outdoorsman by Justin Corba December 18, 2006
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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