pay-to-play
Pay-to-play refers situations where one must exchange money to engage in an activity or to earn favors or influence.
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pity party
A pity party is an instance of feeling self-indulgently sorry for yourself. -
plead the fifth
To plead the fifth means to refuse to answer a question, especially in a criminal trial, on the grounds that you might incriminate yourself. -
polysexual
A polysexual person is someone who is sexually and/or romantically attracted to multiple genders. It is not the same as being bisexual or pansexual, although all of these sexualities involve being attracted to more than… -
porn name
Porn name can refer to an alternate identity for stars of pornographic movies, similar to a stage name or pseudonym. More recently, porn name has been used in reference to a somewhat humorous moniker used… -
pornstache
A pornstache is a mustache that makes the wearer look sleazy, predatory, or cheaply groomed. It can appear in many different forms and styles, although the most common one is a thick, heavy mustache with… -
problematic fave
A problematic fave is a character or person who鈥檚 done or said offensive (i.e. problematic) things. Your fave is problematic is a phrase that usually accompanies a cited list of these offensive things. The term… -
psychonaut
A psychonaut is someone who explores altered states of consciousness, especially through hallucinatory drugs. -
puppet master
A puppet master is a person or group that secretly controls other people or things, as if they were puppets. -
QWOP
QWOP is a notoriously challenging Flash computer game in which the user controls a runner using the keys q, w, o, and p. -
rabbit hole
Used especially in the phrase going down the rabbit hole or falling down the rabbit hole, a rabbit hole is a metaphor for something that transports someone into a wonderfully (or troublingly) surreal state or… -
race-baiting
Race-baiting is the incitement of racial hatred, often for political purposes.