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Stockhold Syndrome 

This occurs when you cant let go of a certain stock. Whether it soars to the moon or sinks to hell, a person with Stockhold Syndrome will never sell their shares.

Someone with Stockhold Syndrome could cut glass with their hands because they're made of diamonds.
Paperhanded Hedgefunds: lets sell all our shares, buy some shorts, and crash this stock's price! Maybe we'll crash the market too while we're at it!

Stockhold Syndrome sufferer: Huh.. I guess this stock is on sale now.. I better buy more and hold on to what I have.

Paperhanded Hedgefunds: Fuck! We need a bailout! We just lost billions to a bunch of apes with suffering from Stockhold Syndrome!

Stockhold Syndrome Sufferer: Wow, the stock price spiked!! Cool. I'm never selling.

Social Media Stockholme Syndrome

It is the condition in which one will complain about social media sites while continuing to use them pretty heavily. The most common social media site to inspire the condition is Facebook.
J: I hate facebook. I hate how it's just a government-spying-corporate-datamining-social-manipulation tool.
Q: Well, then why do you keep checking your news feed, J?

J: Sigh.
Q: Is it possible you've come down with a case of Social Media Stockholme Syndrome?

Stockhole Syndrome 

A term used to describe a state of anxiety created when donuts are placed to closely in a container, leading to sweating and icing loss.
Meijer's sweaty donuts are known to suffer from overcrowding and in some cases Stockhole Syndrome.
Stockhole Syndrome by genniex August 1, 2010

Stockhole Syndrome

Stockhole syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where lower or middle class citizens develop positive feelings and emotional bonds toward their upper class managers and abusers, often even defending them and their extravagant bonuses and tax breaks. The term is a mash of ‘stock’ and ´a-hole’ since most people with wealth use stocks to borrow money tax free and avoid paying their fair in taxes like the rest of us. The term originated from a 2026 conversation on imgur when it was suggested that if people that had less than 1b in wealth then disagreed with a one time wealth tax in california, they might be siding with tax-cheats, stock a-holes, and the 1%.
Jimmy the plumber thought his neighbor who owned half of the local town needed additional tax breaks from the government so that he could upgrade his 3rd yacht to be 300’ long; textbook case of stockhole syndrome.

I don’t have stockhole syndrome; I only make 50k a year but i’m worried that my taxes will be unfair if i start earning 10m a year.

Won’t someone please think of the billionaires!

- a nobody suffering from un-diagnosed stockhole syndrome
Stockhole Syndrome by Crasshtack January 1, 2026
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
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Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
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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
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