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Debt Stylin'

Alistair Young

Jul 10, 2018

living debtstyle: Living scandalously in debt or accumulating debts faster than one can reasonably be expected to repay them (not simply monetary debts, but also long-term oath-contracts, promises, favor-trades, other commitments, or even reputational liabilities). Used to indicate that the speaker considers the referent to be unreliable, “on the road to Default”. The term can be applied personally, organizationally, or nationally.

– Eldraeic As It Is Spoken: Precisionist-Grade Communication for the Unsophisticated Outworlder

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