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Public Transportation Karma 

The equilibrium phenomenon that occurs when someone is constantly either late or early for catching their bus/train/subway/metro. On subsequent journeys, there will eventually be a balancing between earliness/lateness. It all evens out in the end.
Damn, I missed my bus by one minute! Well at least the laws of public transportation karma state that I'll get there in the nick of time on another day in order to make up for this

public transportation patience 

This is the tremendously flexible patience you have to use to deal with the sorts of weirdos and headaches you encounter on public transportation
After the homeless woman shit on the seat next to her and the subway lights went off, Lisa had to use a serious amount of public transportation patience to get through every second.

Pubic Transport 

sleeping with people to get them to drive you places in their faster or more comfortable car.
guy 1: "why would Jenny sleep with Craig? she's way too good for him."

guy 2: "It's a bad case of Pubic Transport, he just bought a new Lotus Esprit."
Pubic Transport by Bob Dole.1 December 5, 2010

Public Transportation Hands 

The state of a person's hands after riding on public transportation, such as a bus or train, and holding rails or touching seats. Often ends in the use of hand sanitizer.
Don't pick up that sandwich honey! We just got off the bus and you have public transportation hands! Here, use some Purell.

Public Transportation 

A means of urban transportation used mainly by the underprivileged and the working poor
Public Transportation in many cities is a rolling crime wave. Muggers, Crips, Bloods, Pachucos, Hip Hop assholes, Gangstas, A-Rabs, and other criminals ride public transportation with their ghetto blasters blaring. They challenge honest working stiffs, force them to stand, steal their money, and make them listen to evil Hip Hop "music."

Public Transportation 

vehicles that 930 million people tend to use every day
there are 7.753 billion people in this world as of writing this
that's quite a lot of percentage ngl

you probably have rode it once ig
"ride public transportation to save the ecosystem" A said.
"but about 6.8b people don't ride them" B said
"45% of people in america has no access to public transportation btw"
Public Transportation by ShimYeong January 25, 2022
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
Frothability by cptn.kagaroo1 January 26, 2024
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026
Word of the Day on November 11, 2026

pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
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