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Hypothecate

A word smart people use when they mean hypothecate, and a word stupid people who want to look smart (read: Investment Bankers) use when they mean hypothetical.

A classic marker of when you're talking to an idiot who doesn't know it yet; like when people say "pacifically" when they mean "specifically" or "expresso" when they mean "espresso".

#Can'tFixStupid
Investment Banker: “Can you give me some hypothecated numbers?”

Investor: "No, you douche, that's not a real thing. Go read a book."
Hypothecate by Syntactic Sugar June 19, 2019

hypothermatic 

not a real word i made it up
someone who is sensitive to mild temperatures
“yo it’s so hot turn on the ac

my guy it’s 76 in here are you hypothermatic”
hypothermatic by mewbub January 19, 2023

De-hypothecation 

The reversal of re-hypothecation leveraging. When the loss in value of the underlying assets in the brokerage's account forces the reversal of when a broker pledges hypothecated client owned securities in a margin account to secure brokerage funds. The result being possible disappearance of the commingled funds from the client's account.
The bank's President could not account for his customers funds because their rehypothecated accounts had experienced de-hypothecation and as a result their value was no longer held by the brokerage. (i.e. 1. MF Global/JPM. 2. City of London and Euro collapse.)
De-hypothecation by Mauibrad December 16, 2011

Hypothetitard

Adj.
A person who is seemingly incapable of answering a question based upon a hypothetical situation due to what they deem a lack of realism
Tom: Hey Jim, if you were on a desert island and only had three objects with you what would they be?
Jim: Well how did I get to the desert island?
Tom: I dunno, you just appeared there I guess
Jim: That's not possible, and where are these objects coming from anyway? Why can't I take more stuff with me?
Tom: Dude, you're such a hypothetitard
Hypothetitard by SleepySasquatch December 6, 2009

Hypothenate 

Yesterday I was told to hypothenate in science class.
Hypothenate by Skylar Kadin November 22, 2019

abandonware 

n. software that is no longer sold or supported by the original publisher / developer, often found as free downloads on the internet because it cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not legal, but often seen as morally acceptable because the company that made it is no longer selling the title, nor releasing it as freeware, therefore abandonware is "keeping the game alive", so to speak.
Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The Incredible Machine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.
abandonware by Spoom October 24, 2003
Word of the Day on July 11, 2026