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"K-shaped" recovery

An economic recovery in which many of the rich the trend is upward and they benefit or gain new advantages, while many others the downward trend makes suffering worse. This is especially true for those without a support system.
The "K-shaped" recovery was not the same for the poor as the rich. For the poor it is a downward trajectory into poverty.
by mlhiss September 10, 2020
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fur child

Dog or cat or other furry house pet that is a surrogate for a child.
After Jean slept through the wake up alarm on her biological time clock, she decided to have a fur child.
by mlhiss December 29, 2011
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trypophobia

Intense irrational fear of small holes and clusters of circles and bumps. It can be triggered by consumer products such as the iPhone Max and Pro Max. The phobia can be activated in the brain when a visual stimulus has the same characteristics as a dangerous organism.
Typically computer companies like Apple and Google come up with ways in which to make their products highly addictive so their customers are highly dependent on them. Finally, they have come up with a way to become phobic regarding their devices. People with the trypophobia trait should have a selective advantage in finding a breeding partner.
by mlhiss September 11, 2019
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put pocketing

When a person puts something into your pocket. It is the same as reverse pick pocketing. It is done by some advertising agencies to promote their product.
The advertisers are getting more aggressive and cheap with their put pocketing campaigns. At one time they would put a fiver in the pocket with their ads. Now they put tasteless trinkets of negative value.
by mlhiss August 25, 2009
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frozen grief

The grief felt from the unresolved loss felt when a very close or a loved one is missing and whose whereabouts is unknown and unresolved, and there is significant potential for a bad outcome.
After his daughter walked into the wildness, he was in frozen grief till they found her living in a cult in the woods.
by mlhiss August 6, 2020
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IIGO

In spite of having some of the best sources there were significant problems with IIGO because of special interest politics.
by mlhiss July 1, 2020
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mass shooting generation

The generation of young people in school between Columbine and Parkland massacres, where mass shootings have become commonplace.
After Parkland the mass shooting generation finally said enough is enough and with the leadership of student activist have taken on the NRA and Republican and Democratic representatives that have been restrained by NRA and their cronies. NRA policies have had priority over gun safety and those advocating background checks, mental health screening, and limitations on firepower.
by mlhiss May 12, 2018
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