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Living off the land 

Surviving on refreshments and foodstuffs from attending various events and meetings, a common practice for engineers at the University of Toronto.
Yo man, I gotta cook some food tonight, I've been living of the land for too long.
Living off the land by K M September 18, 2004

live off the land 

Formerly referring to there being an adequately-abundant supply of wild food and clean water in a certain area that a human could survive there for extended periods, it nowadays is often a "grim grinds" reference to how wasteful the population in a given area is as a whole, and that a good scrounger could literally find enough edibles and other basic essentials in the neighborhood's dumpsters and waste-piles to sustain himself quite comfortably.
Visiting dude, accompanying his buddy to help scavenge for discarded returnables in a shopping-mall complex: Zheesh, Dude --- look at all these still-perfectly-edible half-eaten sandwiches and pizza-slices just tossed out in da trash-bins! There's enough here to feed an army!
Local dude who's showing his friend around: Ooooh, yeah --- fer sher, Pal! We are a VERY wasteful society --- feller could live off the land around here, 'specially in da summertime when all da tourists are flocking though!
live off the land by QuacksO October 5, 2018

funiosity 

The art of being peculiar, but in an amusing fashion.
"Wow, look at that dog running on three legs"
- "Yeah, that sure is a funiosity"
funiosity by Supersonic Stevie November 23, 2007
Word of the Day on July 25, 2026
A toe rag was originally a foot wrapping used, since mediaeval times up until the mid-nineteenth century, to protect the foot from chafing by boots or shoes. As these were, quite literally, rags they weren’t usually washed, and so with use they became very smelly until they were thrown away. Because of the similarity in smell, toe rag also became the name applied to dried, salted cod or other things with a strong, unpleasant, fishy smell. It didn’t take that long before the name was applied to someone who was an obnoxious, unpleasant OIC.
1 “Socks! Those aren’t socks you smelly git, they’re toe rags!”
2 “What have you been cooking? Smells like toe rag!”
3 “I can smell ‘er fanny from ‘ere, proper toe rag.”
4 That Heale Malcolm is a right toe rag.
Toe Rag by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016
Word of the Day on July 24, 2026

Eternity leave 

When some resigns or retires from a job, they are on "eternity leave". This can also refer to someone who has passed away, especially someone who worked somewhere for a long time, retired/resigned, then passed away later.
Oh I'm sorry, you didn't know that Kelly is on eternity leave? She resigned and moved to Hawaii!

With regrets I would like to inform you that my boss is officially on eternity leave. I will never see or hear them again. Ever.
Eternity leave by LingDanc803 February 7, 2023
Word of the Day on July 23, 2026
The hypothetical man (often a sinister character who decided not to go to boot camp) that is doing your girlfriend/wife while you are on deployment overseas.
Ain't no use in goin home,
Jody's got your girl and gone.
Ain't no use in goin back,
Jody's got your Cadillac,
Ain't no use in feeling blue,
Jody's took your checkbook too.
jody by Sgt Apan March 31, 2006
Word of the Day on July 22, 2026