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Slacktivity 

slack-tiv-i-ty

(noun)

Completed work, albeit completed poorly due to nonchalance, intentional lack of attention to detail, or by person just not giving a sh!t.

Occasionally, slacktivity can lead to being relieved of a duty that said person might not want to be doing anyway, when used strategically.
Coworker A: Look at all these glasses in the cabinet! They aren't in the proper lines, so they don't all fit. Plus, some of them are facing up, and not facing down as everyone should always have them placed.

Coworker B: Yep. It's Jeff's week on kitchen duty. He is a master of slacktivity.

Coworker A: FORGET IT. I'll just do the kitchen stuff on his weeks.
Slacktivity by BrandonChrist April 21, 2014

slacktivity 

Engaging in lazy or fun activities in a purposeful way.
My Christmas break slacktivity will be watching every Scorsese film in chronological order.
slacktivity by CharlieFatCat December 9, 2013

slacktivity 

The act of doing things the look like work but are actually slacking.
Gradon looked like he was working hard all morning but his slacktivity of choice was setting up his fantasy baseball team.
slacktivity by Lesley6633 March 28, 2008

Slacktivist

one who vigorous posts political propaganda and petitions in an effort to affect change in the world without leaving the comfort of the computer screen
No one ever shows up for our Slacktivists United meetings.
Slacktivist by deepvmusicsucks November 8, 2014

Slacktivist

A person that does simple things like change their avatar colour or post a status update about a cause instead of actively supporting the cause.
Slacktivists twitter/facebook:
I just turned my twitter avatar green to support haiti, LOL.

OMG feel well sorry for the people in (major disaster/big news story), hope you get better soon xoxo
Slacktivist by 4ndr3wk January 19, 2010

slacktivism

The self-deluded idea that by liking, sharing, or retweeting something you are helping out.
John:"Did you see Facebook last night?"
Steve:"Yeah it was just a bunch of slacktivism with that Kony 2012 video"
slacktivism by holdenmyd June 19, 2012
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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
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