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extheist

Someone who was raised with religion but later abandoned the practice.
"Are you an atheist?" "Nah, but I was raised a Catholic. I stopped practicing years ago. I guess you could call me an extheist."
by Philosophistry February 25, 2009
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social location fraud

Tricking a social location service--like Foursquare, Loopt, or Gowalla--into thinking you're someplace you're not.
Dude, how did this guy become the Mayor of the North Pole?? That's some social location fraud right there.
by Philosophistry March 15, 2010
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shoot your cuffs

A male preening gesture, whereby a man wearing a suit extends both his arms rapidly outwards (i.e. shoot), so that his dress shirt sleeves extend nicely beyond his suit sleeves.
Ready for the big dance? You look good in that suit. Shoot your cuffs for me. There, much better.
by Philosophistry March 1, 2009
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Viraled

To be the unwitting propagator of a viral marketing scheme.
Dude, it turns out that video you sent me is fake! It's part of one of Pepsi's new marketing schemes. You got viraled!
by Philosophistry February 10, 2009
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retro-tokenism

Going back to a photograph and photoshopping in a token minority.
This corporate report is a blatant example of retro-tokenism. See that black man there, clearly he was inserted into the picture after the fact for political correctness.
by Philosophistry April 3, 2009
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green pork

Federal government money spent on states' so-called green projects.
This loan guarantee for nuclear power plants amounts to billions of dollars in green pork that will do little to meet America’s energy needs.
by Philosophistry February 17, 2010
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rainbow rolodex

The list of token ethnic contacts that journalists keep just in case they want a racial representative to chime in.
"Hmm, you know, this article on Jersey Shore really needs a quote from a real Italian-American. Darn, I don't have one in my rainbow rolodex."

"Wait, if we're going to do a write-up on a post-racial America, we need to get a quote from a black dude. Check your rainbow rolodex."
by Philosophistry January 29, 2010
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