noun, plural captivities.
1.
the state or period of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined.

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precaptivity, noun
semicaptivity, noun

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1. bondage, servitude, slavery, thralldom, subjection; imprisonment, confinement, incarceration.

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1. freedom.

In June 2009, we escaped from captivity, bringing a sudden resolution of a captivity that seemed destined to drag on for years.

Lawand was one of just nine lucky enough to escape after two months of captivity.

Militants have revealed a total of six videos of Bergdahl in captivity, with various demands in exchange for his release.

captivity by DSEdefining July 11, 2015

Captivity

Something good for sure.

Captivity is something good

Captivity by Captivity December 6, 2018

Captivity of negativity

Being captivated by negativity. A form of depression in which you feel like crap and are falling down a never-ending gravitational spiral of negativity. Could also be used to threaten someone.

Used once by Theodore Bagwell (T-Bag) of Prison Break, and also once more by Gretchen of the same TV Series.

"I'm under the captivity of negativity"

"If you ever touch her you'll be under my captivity of negativity."

Captivity of negativity by Toxicfume December 18, 2008

Captivity Document

A marriage certificate

I'm not a bachelor, dawg, I've got captivity document to prove it.

Captivity Document by YapMicronesia September 22, 2011

Anal Captivity

When your old lady pisses you off and you restrict her to only anal sex for a pre-determined amount of time. Usually 24 - 48 hours.

Jess was drunk and belligerent last night so I put her in anal captivity for the rest of the weekend.

Anal Captivity by Paycheck October 16, 2012

No captivity

No confinement or imprisonments against our brothers and sisters.

“No capTivity... I need a move”

No captivity by No 🧢 Tivity...🧐 May 26, 2020

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026