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wage slave

regular worker/employee. someone with no autonomy who must work to survive.
I am a wage slave at McDonalds
wage slave by Giselle Gardonyi March 16, 2004

minimum wage slave 

someone who works very hard for very little and doesn't get much satisfaction from their job. They can't leave as they have a family to support or think that they won't be able to find a better job.
"I hate this job and I'm sick of being a minimum wage slave. Oh well, I'm going to win the lottery soon anyway."
minimum wage slave by Paul Carey August 30, 2007

wage slave

Someone who earns only enough at their job to pay basic expenses.

Sometimes refered to as 'working poor'.
"Retirement savings?! I'm a wage slave. I make $5 an hour."
wage slave by Andrew July 2, 2004

wage slave

Someone who is stuck at a low paying job, might have 2 part-time jobs just to be able to pay for necessities while not being able to afford to save up money. Getting fired or sick enough to not being able to go to work might make the person not afford to pay rent and become homeless.
wage slaves dont have the opportunity to choose
wage slave by hippo knight January 1, 2021

Wage Slave

What 99% of humanity has to be in order to keep a roof over their head and put food on the table.
Me: Very few people get to do what they want with their lives. Unfortunately I'm not one of them. I'm just another wage slave.
Wage Slave by Minderbinder September 1, 2023

wage slave

Is a person with little to no education who works for wages. These people are usually slaves to their employer and have to kiss butt otherwise they will be fired. Being that these people don't have many other job opportunities, they are forced to live the rest of their lives working for wages and being a slave. Their only other option besides being a wage slave is going to jail or becoming homeless. Because they lack job skills, they are very limited in the type of work they can do. Many adults who are wage slaves now, dropped out of school and got caught up in the popularity game. Or they are people who never took school seriously and instead wanted to party like a rockstar. These people are basically the physical labor of this country and if they misbehave at work they are fired. Then they lose their living quarters,cars,family, and their life takes a turn for the worst. Let me mention, that many of these people were born to low to middle class families which is why histroy is repeating itself.
wage slave by jenny29 January 16, 2010
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
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fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
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Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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