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Verb. The act of being unable to perform a task. Such as hanging out with your friends, due to persuasive abilities, namely, lack thereof.
Guy1: Is {blank} coming with us to enjoy the cinema?

Guy2: Negative. He was unable to persuade his parental units in the direction of a positive outcome...xenophile.

Guy1: I guess he pulled a recke.

Guy2: T'is true. He did indeed recke out.
Recke by Merp-Waz Inc. August 23, 2010
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Recessionista 

A person who evokes being affected by the recession because it's the 'in' thing to do, especially if they have no real need to. They may even pay more for the privilege of having just the right down-market accessories or habits. (Reference the evolution of the hipster.)
We're going to Mel's Diner tonight. The decor's a little shabby, you know with the recession and all, but they have the most fabulous oysters served in replica sardine tins.

Keira Knightly is such a recessionista -- check out this story about her renting shoes! http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/25/keira_knightley_saves_money_buy_renting_
Recessionista by ocius1 March 25, 2009
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receba (portugese) = take this!
*scoring a screamer*
LAi65: RECEBA!
receba by receba7 February 21, 2022

i wanna see the receipts 

A request for evidence.

The phrase was stated in an interview with Whitney Houston when Diane Sawyer read a headline concerning the cost of Houston's drug habit. Houston, apparently assuming there were receipts from drug dealers and also apparently assuming Sawyer had them requested to see said receipts. The clip went viral in the form an animated .gif.
Person 1: "Did you hear? Cher passed away."
Person 2: "I wanna see the receipts."

Anthony Recker 

A major league baseball catcher who has the largest ass in all of baseball. His ass is so big it tells him what to do; it even has its own Facebook page and fans. His ass cheeks are so big it’s been commonly reported that he has trouble reaching between them to wipe and needs the help of his teammates.
Guy1 – dude I’ve been working my glutes like crazy at the gym, squatted a new record.
Guy#2 – Nice, you’re so going to get an Anthony Recker.
Anthony Recker by Jockstrapme January 4, 2012

racketeering 

Operating an illegal business or scheme (a racket) in order to make a profit, perpetrated by a structured group.
He has a long criminal past, drug trafficking, arson, racketeering.
racketeering by sito88 May 17, 2014

recessivist 

(Noun) 1. An individual or group devoted to social, political and economic philosophies and policies designed to disassemble with the intent to destroy democratic republican ideals and institutions and supplant them with pro-corporate economic primacy. 2. Policies designed to benefit the economic elite, usually corporate, over or at the expense of the communal or societal. 3. Champion of corporate personhood and rights over or at the expense of flesh and blood human rights or socio-economic conditions. 4. An individual or group devoted to pursuing deregulation financial institutions to the point of facilitating the cannibalistic stage of capitalism.

(Adjective) Of, related to or pertaining to social, political and economic philosophies and policies designed to disassemble with the intent to destroy democratic republican ideals and institutions and supplant them with pro-corporate economic primacy. 2. Of, related to or pertaining to policies designed to benefit the economic elite, usually corporate, over or at the expense of the communal or societal. 3. Of, related to or pertaining to championing of corporate personhood and rights over or at the expense of flesh and blood human rights or socio-economic conditions. 4. Of, related to or pertaining to the pursuit deregulation financial institutions to the point of facilitating the cannibalistic stage of capitalism.
Alan Greenspan worked tirelessly to institute recessivist policies during his oversight of the Federal Reserve leading to economic collapse.
recessivist by rladlof December 16, 2009
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A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear
hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh
hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026
Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot 

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".
Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."
God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011
Word of the Day on September 18, 2026
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