A slang contraction of the word "hospital." It is a noteworthy coincidence that this is also the actual word for "hospital" in the Albanian language.
In certain neighborhoods of Philadelphia Pa, among emergency responders, it is a direct reference to two locations in Albert Einstein Medical Center: The ER, and the Fourth Floor Intensive Care Unit.
In certain neighborhoods of Philadelphia Pa, among emergency responders, it is a direct reference to two locations in Albert Einstein Medical Center: The ER, and the Fourth Floor Intensive Care Unit.
-That guy's really gettin' on my nerves, man
- Yeah, I think we gonna send him to the 'spital tonight, straight to da fourth floor.
- Yeah, I think we gonna send him to the 'spital tonight, straight to da fourth floor.
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Not to be confused with 'virtue signalling', 'woke culture', or 'online mobs'.
A purity spiral can contain all of these things, but it is defined by the fact that it takes place in a defined community or society, where being purer-than-thou is always being rewarded, and holding a divergent, 'less pure' opinion is normally punished, a dynamic which leads to an inevitable escalation as only the most extreme can 'win'.
Could be anything, from Mao's Red Guard, to Neo-Nazis, to The Crucible, to Instagram knitting.
Not to be confused with 'virtue signalling', 'woke culture', or 'online mobs'.
A purity spiral can contain all of these things, but it is defined by the fact that it takes place in a defined community or society, where being purer-than-thou is always being rewarded, and holding a divergent, 'less pure' opinion is normally punished, a dynamic which leads to an inevitable escalation as only the most extreme can 'win'.
Could be anything, from Mao's Red Guard, to Neo-Nazis, to The Crucible, to Instagram knitting.
After Louise denounced Nike as bourgeois, the village fell into a purity spiral where first Nikes, then all sneakers, then all shoes, and later, socks, were burnt on a pyre by the villagers.
Foot amputations followed in the Spring.
Foot amputations followed in the Spring.
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My chiropractor suggested that I eat a burrito wrapped with navy beans, hard cheddar, sour cream cheese, potato chunks, and grade D beef to give me spinal farts because he's tired of cracking my back for cheap pay.
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