A term used to describe the unfounded and ill-informed sense of affluence felt by homeowners during the last Real Estate boom, who then used the equity in their homes or built up credit card debt to purchase cars, vacation homes, plastic surgery, furniture etc., pay for home improvements or just to borrow money to live beyond their means. One of the causes of the current economic crisis.
Definition:
1. The compulsive habit of swapping out plain, honest English words for imported, outdated, or pseudo-technical terms ("the tarmac," "bespoke," "kit," "architected") purely to project unearned wealth, intelligence, or executive status.
2. A person who speaks almost entirely in counterfeit luxury vocabulary; a linguistic social climber.
"Rick told the team he had to 'architect a bespoke strategy' before his driver met him on 'the tarmac.' The man is drowning in his own fauxbulary."
"Drop the fauxbulary, Dave. You’re standing on concrete in an airport parking lot, not filming Succession."
Brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book on the fall of Richard Nixon, All The President’s Men, ratfucker was Nixon’s term for a political operative who sows chaos among opponents; an agent provocateur. It is thought to have originated among campus political rivalries at USC, and seems to have some usage in the US military.
Along with Nixon’s other ratfuckers, Roger Stone caused fights at otherwise peaceful Democratic Party protests to generate a false narrative that the Democrats were violent and dangerous.
Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.
A bath consisting of a variety of slats, oils, soaps or any other added ingredients such as fruits, milks, herbs or any other spices for health or beautifying benifits.
She brought homealot of stuff and took it to the bathroom. She must be taking a witch bath.