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e-maintain 

We’ve always conditioned men to maintain women—this isn’t something new. What’s different is this “maintenance” has become completely electronic for some men, and the men doing the “maintaining” aren’t seeing or even making an effort to see the women they are connecting with. Men are just texting, emailing or using social media to give the impression they are checking in or they care—in order to maintain these women.

For these men, the definition of “maintenance” has shifted from traditional strategies like sending gifts and engaging in the occasional dinner, drinks or movie, to this incredibly convenient and empty form of communication based on text messages, emails, and social media: e-maintaining. And it is a mode of communication that isn’t even based in reality.

Coined by Yashar Ali
Since their last night together, Michael kept in touch with Karen on a regular basis. Every couple of weeks, Karen received a text or email from him. The messages always started out the same way, “What’s up?”

Karen would always fill him in on her life, and Michael would always respond with the same short answer, “That’s cool.”

After one or two text messages, Michael would usually disappear. But a couple of weeks later, he would show up again. Sometimes their conversations would go deeper—ten minutes of texting back and forth. Karen would find hope in those longer texting sessions, thinking that he was finally engaging with her.

A couple times he even texted, “We should have dinner soon.”

But every time Karen agreed to dinner, Michael would tell her about his really busy month at work, delaying the need to schedule a real date. Then, he would never follow up.

This faux-relationship wasn’t going anywhere and Karen was left feeling confused and frustrated about Michael’s intentions.

But these sporadic texts weren’t even about sex. Michael never even proposed any sort of rendezvous. And Karen’s motivation was certainly not friendship. “I have enough friends,” she said.

“He’s not even trying to sleep with me, what’s the point of all this?”

I told her, “Karen you’re being e-maintained”
e-maintain by Caramello October 11, 2013

maingaining 

Maingaining is eating at your maintenance calories or near maintenance, so as to minimize fat gain while still gaining muscle. It is a consistent and steady health focused method of gaining muscle, popularized largely by Greg Doucette.
"Hey man are you bulking or cutting right now?"

"Neither, I am maingaining. I am tired of bulking and cutting cycles."
maingaining by Baratel January 26, 2021

raging and maintaining 

When in college, you party multiple times a week yet maintain a 3.0 gpa
Bro 1:
Dude, your grades blow and you don't even party. I have been raging and maintaining since freshman year and I'm going to get a dope-ass job.

Bro 2: I don't know how you do it bro
raging and maintaining by chokatay247 November 14, 2010

Mountainthumb 

(action noun)
Happens when you wipe on a snow board and jam your thumb (left hand thumb) in the mountain. Right hand to be determined.
My grip sucks thanks to this mountainthumb.
Mountainthumb by Spleen merchant January 2, 2011

maintaining 

keeping your cool no matter what happens. used in keeping a certain way about you.
"maintaining rock-on status"
maintaining by filter January 25, 2005

maintain 

To keep your composure even in the most adverse and drunken circumstance.
Dude I need to maintain or I won't make it to the next bar.
maintain by dannyfoskey February 7, 2003
Word of the Day on October 6, 2006
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
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swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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