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Unfortunate souls living in potverty find themselves without the proper means or circumstances to acquire marijuana. Reasons for this might include losing one's job, living with one's parents, having a significant other who disapproves of the ganja, or being on probation with the law.

It is estimated that over 4 billion people worldwide live at or below the potverty line.
I started smoking weed at college, but when I came home for the summer I was back in potverty. No one fucking sells around here.
Potverty by onthemile November 26, 2010
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poverty pony

Noun; a cheap AR-15 build, often on an Anderson lower
I built this Poverty Pony for only $280 using a Black Friday kit and an Anderson blem lower
poverty pony by Svending February 5, 2018

poverty bottle 

Poverty Bottle is a handle of alcohol in a plastic bottle instead of a glass bottle.
Boog instantly regretted showing up to the club with a poverty bottle of Captain.
poverty bottle by Delts April 29, 2023

Poverty Franchise 

When a team has ZERO championships or it’s been a really long time since they’ve won one.
Friend: How many rings do the Padres have?
Me: None they’re a poverty franchise😹
Poverty Franchise by tpaDawg April 18, 2023

Poverty Sticks 

Another term for matches, derived from being too poor to afford a lighter.
Laura: Can I borrow your lighter please?
Sarah: I only have poverty sticks...
Poverty Sticks by LauzLou July 14, 2011

poverty pimp 

Any self appointed minority leader, who extols the perpetual poorness of their ethnicity, yet is quite well off stemming from their efforts. Usually a Reverend of some unknown church. Marches at the drop of a hat to mug for the cameras.
Uses White guilt to gain credibilty, money, and influence.
Are usually racists themselves.
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are flaming Poverty Pimps.
poverty pimp by J Sin June 22, 2006

Poverty Swagger 

A person who contains swagger in a low income neighborhood, usually wearing a wife beater, athletic shorts, unvelcroed high-tops.
Look at that broke hoe's poverty swagger, he's poor.
Poverty Swagger by chaswill September 26, 2010
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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
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
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
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.
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.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
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.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
Word of the Day on November 7, 2026
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).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
EBK by silwhett November 5, 2026
Word of the Day on November 6, 2026
A seemingly endless debate with a idiot
I don't know man im not ready for yap trap stupidity today which always tries to suck you into it
Yap Trap by WolfieSnack November 4, 2026
Word of the Day on November 5, 2026
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