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quactivist 

\'kwak-tuh-vist\

noun

1. a misguided or ignorant person who makes showy pretenses to knowledge or ability he or she does not possess, while advocating a doctrine of direct yet fruitless action in support of a cause

2. one who consistently advocates for a cause, but just as consistently changes the cause du jour in keeping with the latest fad
He brags about being an activist because he got 100 people to turn their Facebook pictures purple to protest famine in Somalia. But that's not gonna feed anyone.. and no one will be surprised when next week he's not making a bit of difference about a whole new cause. These quactivists just get off on their own do-gooderness even though they don't do any good!
quactivist by advokaitor March 14, 2012
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quacktivism 

Obnoxious social crusade against scientifically-evidenced views. Antiscience based on the idea that strong feelings are more important than verifiable facts.
"Hey, did you hear all these groups say vaccines cause Autism?"

"Nah, bro, that's straight-up Quacktivism."
quacktivism by thunderrumble January 28, 2016
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quantivity 

A high quantity of not necessarily quality activity
When faced with disciplinary action, Mary engaged in a very high level of quantivity to prove her value to the company.
quantivity by Meric1963 August 17, 2016

Quantitist

A Quantitist is someone who values quantity over quality. Someone who sees the true value of a measurable thing in it's quantity over it's quality.
K: "I think that KFC wings are better than Chicken Licken wings because Chicken Licken wings are more expensive than KFC wings even though they are smaller."

B: "Well, you have to also account for the quality of the wings."

K:"I don't care about the quality. KFC gives you more wings!"

B:"You not caring about the quality of the wings makes you a quantitist."
Quantitist by Bakkie, the creator January 12, 2022

Utility beer 

Utility beer is the beer you keep around for the day-to-day moments when beer is a necessity to assist in pedestrian activities (golf, plumbing, yardwork, babysitting, staff meetings, Zoom calls). For the beer snob it is the beer you save for neighbors when they drop in at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday. It is differentiated from the actual high-end beer you save for special events, holidays, and special tastings.
Person 1: Dave, did you bring along those hazy craft IPA's so we could drink while cleaning Lyle's pool?
Person 2: Nope. I just have a bunch of utility beer that Steve dumped on me. Good enough for this. It is only 10:30 a.m.
Utility beer by lakeshore February 1, 2022
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Police activity, especially of the non-productive type i.e. The act of setting up and patrolling speed traps, harassing or arresting people based on appearance (racial profiling), breaking up parties, any sort of cannabis bust, etc.
"Did you see all the cops on highway 6? They are oinking hard!"

"I hope Johnny doesn't get caught with his bag of weed, the pigs are oinking"
Oinking by DontDrinkSoda June 29, 2013
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A video or picture depicting an unrealistic scenario that is often seen as hopeful but in reality, is unrealistic or otherwise rare in real life.
"0/10 hopeslop"
Hopeslop by rawmilkconsumer69 July 13, 2026
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