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self-serving 

Working to benefit one's self at a time when one should be working to benefit others.
See job security, legislator, lawyer, and conflict of interest.
self-serving by Downstrike May 21, 2004
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self-serving 

to accommodate oneself to point where they're violating another's space & things
Somebody who is self-serving has no regard for other people.
self-serving by Gerard Irick September 20, 2011

self-serving 

n. The act of masturbation.
Tom: So what happened to you last night?

Bill: Well, I couldn't get any action last night so i had to end up self-serving myself.
self-serving by CerberusC24 August 27, 2007

self-serving friend

An individual who is only your friend to use you for their own personal gain and is magically not around when you actually need a friend. Also known as selfish and a bitch.
Wow, you know Jessica, we should have seen right through Rebecca, she is such a self-serving friend; she only wanted to be friends with us so she could pass bio lab.

Self serving egotistical fuckward 

Human who is really really selfish
-So Garbencius prase siust darbus?
-Ne bet as nusiunciau nes kzn vistiek neturim gi pazymiu ir cia tik 6sav liko mokytis
-oho Zilvi you are self serving egotistical fuckward

Self-Serving Fallacy

A logical fallacy that you don't just accidentally commit, but actively cultivate and deploy because its flawed conclusion directly benefits you, validates your identity, or protects your ego. It's reasoning as a personal bodyguard, hired to defend your pre-existing beliefs or interests, no matter how intellectually dishonest its methods. You'll cling to a post hoc ergo propter hoc if it makes your lucky socks seem genius, or embrace a no true Scotsman to dismiss critics of your in-group.
Example: "His go-to self-serving fallacy was false equivalence. 'Sure, I exaggerated my resume, but everyone massages the truth! It's just like a politician using spin!' He'd built a flawed moral equation where his deception was just a harmless industry standard, neatly letting himself off the hook."
Self-Serving Fallacy by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Self-Serving Science

The deliberate interpretation, selection, or even manipulation of scientific information to support a pre-determined personal, political, or financial goal. This ranges from cherry-picking studies that favor your product to funding research designed to produce friendly results. It's not just bias; it's the active enlistment of the scientific veneer as a mercenary in your personal campaign, dressing up self-interest in a lab coat.
*Example: "The CEO's presentation was a masterpiece of self-serving science. He highlighted the one internal study showing a potential benefit of their supplement, presented it with glossy graphs, and buried the ten independent studies showing no effect in an appendix written in 8-point font. The science wasn't a search for truth; it was a PR asset."*
Self-Serving Science by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026
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High School Liquid 

A person who can freely travel between and fit in with all high school social groups and classes.
He is high school liquid, he ate lunch with the nerds and hung out with the jocks after school.
High School Liquid by Thaedris July 30, 2008
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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
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

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.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
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