dead to rights

To be caught red-handed, in the very act of committing a crime or error. It implies that there is no possible way for a person to explain away their mistake or crime.

We've got the Congressman dead to rights on accepting bribes, there's no excuse he can make.

dead to rights by julatten October 7, 2004

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dead to rights

with no possibility of escape or evasion

They caught him dead to rights when he broke in at night.

dead to rights by The Return of Light Joker October 14, 2009

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Dead To Rights

Calling someone out for something

"John got Aaron dead to rights on Rhonda being chunky"

Dead To Rights by Josephine H September 24, 2003

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dead to rights

When Brad's got you really good, and there's no longer a way out of a situation. You're in his crosshairs.

Me: "Mom and I went for ice cream last night, and it was delicious, however when I got home I spilled some on my rug"
Brad: "I was with your Mom last night, so we know that wasn't ice cream on the rug."
Me: "Shit. Brad's got me dead to rights."

dead to rights by mybusinesscardsaysfuckme August 4, 2022

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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

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Summer Teeth

When someone has a lot of missing teeth.

Mannn, that dude has summer teeth!
What do you mean?
Summer here, summer there...

Summer Teeth by BeckPot August 2, 2012

Word of the Day on May 24, 2026

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Grindset

The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.

“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”

Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026

Word of the Day on May 23, 2026

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