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A system that incorporates work, habitation, and social life golden handcuffs; transcending the mentalities of it’s participants to a collective bourgeois hierarchy.
Brad “ chad want to go to first Friday in Oakland tonight”
Chad “where’s Oakland”
Brad “bro it’s across the bridge, you need to get out more”
Chad “dude I work on the 30th, my girlfriend works on 24, I live in the High rise across the street, Bachi nights are Wednesday, and this block has seven bars and twenty four restaurants. I don’t need to go anywhere!

Brad “workism bro” smh
workism by Thisguytone February 24, 2019
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The art of deriving words from seemingly nowhere, by utilising the full extent of the English language.
I used wordism to create my own post modern impressionist dictionary of existentialisistic terms.
wordism by Arthur September 16, 2003
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A workasm is a person who cannot stop having orgasms at work. Usually they try to hide it and end up in closets and conference rooms.
Our boss thought he was being discreet but the whole staff knew he was having workasms with colleagues when he thought no on was looking.
workasm by Momma_1 December 21, 2018
The act of multitasking your daily duties at work, downloading music, shopping on eBay, chatting online and checking your personal emails while appearing to be professional and productive in your cubicle/office.
Sorry Mr. Lonny, I cannot attend your 4:30 meeting, I am swamped with workish!
Workish by Big Cee July 2, 2005
A pompous style of news reporting where the author twists the truth to suit their viewpoint and to put themselves at the centre of the narrative as in the work of BBC presenter Kirsty Wark
The way the reporter presented the story was a classic case of Warkism
An ancient religion where Wormkind worshipped and praised The Great Wyrm of Creation. It is a religion that outdates even the Wormish language and is the most popular religion among Annelidkind.
Wormy was a soil-priest in the temple of Wormism
Wormism by Ginger_Worm February 3, 2023

American Worksmanship 

The quality of American Worksmanship has gone the way of the dodo, especially American cars, which can't hold a candle to the Japanese.
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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."
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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
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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
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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
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
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EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
EBK by silwhett November 5, 2026
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