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Unemployer 

The company that lays you off but gives you 2 months notice so that you have to come in day in and day out, completely unmotivated and depressed, before you're utterly jobless. You're employed, and yet, unemployed, like how vampires are undead. Who is responsible for this wretched state of being? Your Unemployer.
Man! My unemployer keeps changing my severance package! I can't quit cause I need to collect Unemployment benefits, and they expect my production to stay up! My unemployer is WACKED!
Unemployer by Chi Lai March 3, 2009

shake hands with the unemployed 

British phrase, meaning male urinating.
"I'll be back in a jiff, I've got to go shake hands with the unemployed."

Unemployed Behavior 

An aspiring social media influencer who will film themselves doing stupid, embarrassing, illegal, heartless pranks with the goal of going viral and making a career on the internet.
He stole an old ladies dog and filmed it for clout. I can't stand this unemployed behavior
Unemployed Behavior by ttaasss June 16, 2023

shaking hands with the unemployed 

My girlfriend is out of town, so, I've been shaking hands with the unemployed.

unemployee 

Someone who recently had a job, but lost it in this depressed economic climate.
There are too many unemployees up in here.

I'm an unemployee of GM.
unemployee by ESLer June 11, 2009
Word of the Day on August 13, 2019

Pre-unemployed 

Knowing that a layoff is imminent and therefore coasting through the last few days of work.
I have a meeting with HR later this week to get my walking papers. Since I’m now pre-unemployed, I might as well have a beer with lunch today.

See funemployment
Pre-unemployed by jesride January 11, 2010
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
Word of the Day on September 30, 2026

Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026
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