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Menertia: the failure to act due to zero personal safety concerns. Reference: fbi.tips.gov doesn’t have sexual assault listed as a violent crime to report on.
Menertia: FBI director Christopher Wray displayed his level of Menertia with aplomb when he failed to investigate, indict or incarcerate (Scott) Alan Sandler of Sandler Partners Cloud and Cybersecurity. Menertia.
menertia by Natlasphere December 13, 2023
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The concept of being so bogged down by minutia that you can't make any real progress at work.

Minutia + Inertia
I didn't get anything done all day. Too much minertia.
Minertia by Doolimus Maximus October 30, 2010
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–noun
1. male inertness, esp. with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
2. Physics of a man NOT in motion.
a. the property of man by which he retains his state of rest (or his velocity along a straight line) so long as it is not acted upon by an external force, such as his partner asking him to do something; most usually pertaining to immobility.
Your father fell asleep on the couch again. It's manertia at work.
Manertia by mennapping May 15, 2009
–noun
1. male inertness, esp. with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
2. Physics of a man NOT in motion.
a. the property of man by which he retains his state of rest or his velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force, such as his partner asking him to do something.
Your father fell asleep on the couch again. It's manertia at work.
manertia by mennapping May 15, 2009

Monertia 

A word formed by the combination of momentum and inertia. It has the combined meaning of both. Used to refer to bodies in motion. Extreem speed and weight are fators in whether a person or an object has monertia.
He had serious monertia when he hit the wall.

Monertia is a thrill seeker's worst friend.
Monertia by Buzzy Groves March 9, 2009
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Purple Patch 

To describe coming into something good, coming into good luck and or good times.

Like walking over small green hills in the countryside then coming across a purple patch of flowers, thus it being unique and out of the ordinary.
I hit a real purple patch.

The other day this good thing happened unexpectedly then I was lucky with this, it was unique, I hit a real purple patch.
Purple Patch by Ralph Shitstorm October 27, 2020
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(Ewokese) Freedom!
And dying in yo' bed many years from now, would ya be willing ta trade all da days from dis here day ta dat fo' one chance, just one chance, ta come back here as young men an' tell our enemies dat dey may take our lives but dey will never take our freedom ... YUB NUB!
yub nub by rotjrem November 4, 2010
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1. Meaning nasty, sexy, filthy. Popularized by Christina Aguilera.

2. Used usally as a close friend in hip-hop slang.
1. Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party Sweat drippin' over my body
Dancin' gettin' just a little naughty

2. Sup Dirrty? Haven't seen you in a while.
dirrty by Minty November 30, 2003
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Coyote Ugly

1. Place

The Bar came before the movie. It is an awesome bar where the girls know how to party and make you feel okay about giving up your money, drawers, bras, and dignity.

2. Movie

A story about a Jersey girl following her dreams, aided by working at this bar in New York.

3. Situation/Person/Decision

See other definitions - waking up next to someone so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than wake them up.
1. Yo, Coyote Ugly is my favorite bar! I got whipped, stripped, drunk, and danced on the bar all before 7 o'clock!

2. Hey did you see Coyote Ugly? It actually has a plot!

3. Ugg I woke up to Coyote Ugly this morning!
Coyote Ugly by jerseycountry March 8, 2009
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Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
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Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
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