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An expatriate who is not being provided a "package" (salary bump, housing allowance, car allowance, home leave, etc.) by his employer, and who perhaps is not even formally employed. Halfpats sometimes earn income as "English teachers" but are primarily engaged in the avoidance of real life in their home country.
Heckle: I thought Kevin worked for Pfizer?

Jeckle: Nah, he's a halfpat. Teaches English during the day and bangs his students at night.
halfpat by Veuve Cliquot May 1, 2012
halfpat's are people who have relocated to another country, taken developed a nearly native understanding of the language and culture by themselves. Normally used in regards to China's halfpat community.
Mr. Kerchner has been studying mandarin for 4 years and lived in hutong in Beijings slum for 5 years he is definitely a halfpat.
Halfpat by Benton Kerchner January 15, 2009
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halfpster 

Literally a half-hipster. Usually, a true hipster will not admit to being one to preserve their social independence and obscurity which makes it difficult to pinpoint the difference between hipsters and halfpsters. Many people are not prepared to fully commit to being so superior and hip all the time, causing many people to be classified somewhere within gray area of halfpster-dom. Halfpsters can be identified by the presence of some mainstream music on their playlists, occasional appearance of branded clothing in their wardrobe, and general denial of being wholly and truly hipster.
Hipster Friend: What is this Flo-Rida doing on your iPod? You know how over-produced his stuff is.

Halfpster: Yeah I know, but I like that song. Sue me.
halfpster by orangedizzle February 6, 2013
A term for elite gamers. Commonly found on browser-based MMORPG games.

Origins unknown - However it is believed to have originated from the ingame name of a long-retired gamer.
"Dude, you were a total Halfmat on that level!"
Halfmat by Silverpigeon December 23, 2007
skinny little white boy who thinks he is a thug or gangsta
halfpac by disp257 November 6, 2010

Halfatizer 

Half of an appetizer, you don't have enough people to get a full one. So you get a half of one. Usually split between 2-4 people.
Can we have a halfatizer?

Foodmenu itemsorderingappetizerrestaurants
Halfatizer by TaraDee00 January 5, 2012

halipation 

An unattractive person who when viewed from behind is mistaken to be beautiful.

Variation:

halipized - to be deceived by a halipation
As I passed the blonde, long-haired woman driving the black Audi TT I was surprised to find out she was actually a halipation.
halipation by Sean Boots December 31, 2003
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A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear
hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh
hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026
Word of the Day on September 19, 2026
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