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Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊ.ləns/
Definition:
1. A state of physical discomfort or lack of health; a condition of being unwell.
2. A specific disease, ailment, or malady affecting the body (carne) or mind.
3. A general condition of systemic dysfunction or infirmity.
4. A metaphorical expression for a detrimental or corrupting influence within a system or organization.
Significance:
• It defines the state of being unwell and specific ailments with clarity and regularity.
• It emphasizes physical and mental malady, systemic dysfunction, and pathological conditions.
• It identifies medical diagnoses, periods of convalescence, public health concerns, and institutional corruption.
• It avoids ambiguous or irregular Germanic terms, providing a clear Latinate alternative.
• It simplifies descriptions in medical, personal, and sociological contexts.
• It improves precision in healthcare discourse, personal narratives, and critical analysis of systems.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to replacing "illness" with a consistent Latinate noun form.
dolence: singular noun
dolences: plural noun
dolent: adjective
dolently: adverb
Examples:
• "The patient was (quers) admitted with a respiratory dolence of infamous origin."
• "A sudden dolence prevented her (la) from attending the important conference."
• "The organization resisted with a chronic financial dolence that hampered its operations."
• "Public health officials monitored the spread of the new viral dolence."
• "His memoir detailed his long battle with a debilitating mental dolence."
dolence by Dmitrio July 16, 2026
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'dolences 

Short for "condolences", most common use of the abreviation, though many other variations are acceptable.
John: My three legged cat was put down today.
Jim: 'dolences dude
'dolences by Luis GC December 14, 2008
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David Dolenc 

He is probably asslicking some teacher by now. they are also usually fat and humorless. they think they are chads and constantly harrass girls cuz they think pulling on their hair is considered flirting. and for some reason they always wear shorts no matter what the weather is like.
holy shit thats another asslicking David Dolenc.
David Dolenc by David dolenc gay September 20, 2019

mama dolenc 

A chick witta dick. Kinda a beutch, but kinda an angel.
What is that bulge in yo pants mama dolenc.
mama dolenc by chunk o cheese January 21, 2008

Delenced 

another word for declined.
Josh was calling but I delenced his call because we are not friends anymore.”
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The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

SkyPesos 

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
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Quiche Peanemis

Quirky niche peak cinema analysis
It describes the analysis of a media piece which is quirky and niche, yet peak.
Give me the quiche peanemis on the movie I missed.
Quiche Peanemis by Mushroom2241 June 17, 2026
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Hate Draft

1. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sports draft to spite or anger one or more of your opponents because they had intended to select him/her.

2. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sport draft to put one or more of your opponents at a strategic disadvantage.
1. Billy hate drafted Chad OchoCinco because he knew Sam had wanted him since he is from Cincinnati. Billy already had plenty of players to fill that position but wanted to make sure Sam didn't get him.

2. Billy hate drafted Peyton Manning because he was the only good quarterback left and he knew Sam had been planning on drafting him.
Hate Draft by pffler September 1, 2009
Word of the Day on August 12, 2026
"I can pull James Bond stunts in a jalopy."
jalopy by watson November 20, 2002
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Utility beer 

Utility beer is the beer you keep around for the day-to-day moments when beer is a necessity to assist in pedestrian activities (golf, plumbing, yardwork, babysitting, staff meetings, Zoom calls). For the beer snob it is the beer you save for neighbors when they drop in at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday. It is differentiated from the actual high-end beer you save for special events, holidays, and special tastings.
Person 1: Dave, did you bring along those hazy craft IPA's so we could drink while cleaning Lyle's pool?
Person 2: Nope. I just have a bunch of utility beer that Steve dumped on me. Good enough for this. It is only 10:30 a.m.
Utility beer by lakeshore February 1, 2022
Word of the Day on August 10, 2026
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