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Richcession 

Definition: A recession that impacts high wage earners and wealthy households much more than their lower-income counterparts
Origin: The term was created by Justin Lahart, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
If the economy declined such that people, such as Mark Zuckerburg needed to concern themselves with the economy that would be a richcession.

We would only be in a richcession if the wealthy were more afflicted with financial woes than those that are lower-income..
Richcession by InfoBringer March 9, 2023
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Rishession 

portmanteau of Rishi and Recession.

Caused by the current (at the time of writing) Prime Minister of the UK, Rishi Sunak's policies and lack of economic involvement and investment to the UK economy causing a long-awaited recession. The portmanteau quickly gained traction after a few hours on X (formerly Twitter).
#Rishession

And has been for quite some time.
Rishession by TheExplodingEevee February 15, 2024
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"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
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Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.
I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand
Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026
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n. A screenshot fabricated by a company to misrepresent the graphics of a game; a combination of the words bullshit and screenshot.

Originated from Penny Arcade, a popular gaming webcomic.
-Have you seen Madden 2006 for the Xbox 360? The graphics are gonna be awesome!
-Dude, the Madden 2006 images they showed at E3 were bullshots. It doesn't look nearly as good as they said.
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Gayborhood 

N. A neighborhood containing homes, clubs, bars, restaurants, and other places of business and entertainment that cater to homosexuals.
"They've opened up a new club in the Gayborhood called the Male Box."
Gayborhood by Mia Shields January 6, 2006
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A small piece of information. Derived from the word ken, used often in the scottish language and is synonymous with knowledge.
Person 1: "Hey I don't get this shit. How do you solve this problem?"
Person 2: "I got that one. Give me some kenlets on this assignment and I'll help you w/ that one."
kenlet by Norma Y. October 8, 2005
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