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trickledown 

an attempt to stimulate a whole economy by enriching and encouraging the upper class, largely unsuccessful since the late 1920s and still unsuccessful as of today.
Trickledown strategies are useless when it comes to the U.S. economy.
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the trickledown 

After meeting girls with your friends, the less aggressive of the friends get the left over girls that nobody else wants.
We were at the club last night and my bro thought he was going to get with my girl. I put him in his place and told him, "oh no, now you know when your with me, you get the trickledown bro."
the trickledown by jamieer November 15, 2012

Trickledown

A modern day shibboleth. When used unironicaly demonstrates economic illiteracy.
Can you belive joe thought trickledown was an economic theory? Bet you he thinks the invisible hand means the economy is run by ghosts.
Trickledown by Bryce.edu May 3, 2026

church hurt 

church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.
Word of the Day on May 27, 2026
Huge. Surpassing normal expectations.
I was fishing with a Spinner Bait and a HONKIN pike came after it and hit it . Felt like a lawnmower running over a brick.
honkin by R. LaJoy December 26, 2005
Word of the Day on May 26, 2026

Stealthie 

when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.

This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.
FRIEND A: "Did you just take a stealthie of me?"

FRIEND B (turning phone around): "no I was just using snapchat's new filter, see?"
Stealthie by gwenhyfar October 2, 2016
Word of the Day on May 25, 2026