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(FINANCE) a quarterly payment that companies make to owners of their stock. In theory, the source of the company's stock's intrinsic value.

A company's dividends are usually chosen to be as regular as possible; they can be considerably lower than the company's quarterly earnings, provided the company is growing in value. They are important, because they are the direct motivation to buy the stock.
The earnings from stock consist of capital gains and dividends.
dividends by Abu Yahya April 15, 2010

Paying dividends 

A previous endeavor starting to bring good results.
I wonder if installing new coaches on our football team last season will start paying dividends this season?

Reinvesting The Dividends 

When you feel compelled to take a second shit for the day only to not take one because it may comprimise the quality of tomorrow's shit.
After I took a shit this morning, I had to take another one at like 2. But I didnt cause I was reinvesting the dividends for tomorrow.

Natural Dividends 

You are a shareholder of the Earth. Being here, you’ve been given a share of its resources. Being a responsible shareholder means taking a look at your relationship with nature.

How you use your share plays into the bigger picture; as Chief Seattle says, “All things are bound up in each other like the blood that binds the family.” You can invest in your share by giving back, being mindful, and helping be a part of the solution.

Each of us has a different level of resources and lifestyle, which plays a big part in what we can do. Becoming a shareholder is realizing that you and your choices make a difference.
Natural Dividends Increases Nature's Share by amplifying the voices of others who are involved in local initiatives, promoting manageable lifestyle changes, and creating connections between individuals and existing environmental organizations. As a community, making small sustainable changes every day will pay large dividends to Nature.
Natural Dividends by naturaldividends December 23, 2021

Egotistical dividends 

The fallout in terms of benefits of having an ego.
"There are concrete egotistical dividends; an artist's ego is what compels him to create art; a poet's ego gives her sufficient hubris to express herself in a poem."

Liar’s Dividend 

The Liar’s Dividend is a phenomenon where someone can get away with lying by saying that something is “fake news” and if the media attempts to expose the lie it can backfire and only make the lie sound / seem even more credible.
They believed his lies because of a phenomenon called the Liar’s Dividend.
Liar’s Dividend by Micstusmi September 8, 2020
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
Word of the Day on September 30, 2026

Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
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