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mitigate 

To palliate, extenuate, alleviate, lessen, diminish. To become lower or lessen in degree.
The mitigating circumstances were great to be avoided.
mitigate by Larstait November 14, 2003
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emutilate 

Derogatory term used in place of emulating, the practice of playing video games using an emulator, almost always without paying for it, on a computer instead of on the game’s intended hardware or official rerelease.

Typically used by those who see emulating as either illegal or who value physical media and see playing games on a computer using ROM files as soulless and not how the developer intended.
Person 1: Wow, this game from 1995 looks really cool! But it’s going for $400 on EBay...
Person 2: Dude, just emulate it
Person 3: sorry, I don’t emutilate games.
emutilate by SearianPaint July 6, 2020

mitigate 

to shit oneself on the hour every hour
mitigate by Andy Mark January 25, 2003

emotiate 

An emotiate is a person who you don't know well yet there is still some sort of emotional connection between you. This person is not so far removed from you so is in the box between friend and associate.
"I was on the phone to Malik the other day, and he asked me if you were friends with his brother, too. I know your not-so I just told him you were emotiates."
emotiate by 'Nda September 24, 2011

Elimitigate 

Elimitigation is a collection of actions that exist between eliminating and replacing something. Elimitigating something means that no system gap is left when it is removed. This potentially reduces the unintended consequences of the change.
Just after the fall of the USSR the government couldn’t elimitigate — their social theory forced different approaches that had second-order effects.
Elimitigate by porlando May 24, 2019

elitiate 

this word means that thou who use this are the elite or too elite for normal english.

this word can also mean eliminate
I’m too elitiate for english
elitiate by The elitiate November 5, 2019
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026
Word of the Day on November 11, 2026

pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
Word of the Day on November 7, 2026
EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
EBK by silwhett November 5, 2026
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