basement-dwelling
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- adjective
- /ˈbeɪsməntˌdwɛlɪŋ/
- Offensive
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[OFENSIVO] que vive en el sótano
- This is a warning that the unwarranted and censorious addition of unnecessary bleeps to the recent South Park episode, by the staff of Comedy Central, apparently out of fear of reprisals by the insane basement-dwelling idiots at Revolution Muslim, has repercussions.
Examples
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I would, however, disagree with you that these people are often likable; the laws of averages say some of them must be, however, most of them are likely basement-dwelling, going-nowhere idiots who get their only rush out of yelling at people online.
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I would imagine those would be the results you would expect from asking 100 basement-dwelling liberal troglodytes anything.
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I would, however, disagree with you that these people are often likable; the laws of averages say some of them must be. However, most of them are likely basement-dwelling, going-nowhere idiots who get their only rush out of yelling at people online.
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Those numbers make for a reasonable case, but that's without delving into the advanced metrics of which we members of the basement-dwelling insurgency are so fond.
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If they want this to get popular past the 100-odd basement-dwelling pedophiles they have now as fans, then it needs to be more than 40 minutes of padding consisting solely of some person's monkey peel shriek.
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Many people think that being a basement-dwelling recluse means avoiding social interactions completely.
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After years of being a basement-dwelling gamer, he finally decided to join a community group to make new friends.
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Some view the stereotypical basement-dwelling nerd as socially awkward and out of touch with the real world.
Synonyms
A way of living in a basement and keeping to yourself, often with little money
Antonyms
How Isolated
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Morphology
Etymology
Basement-dwelling comes from two simple words: basement, the low room 'below' a house, and dwelling, from dwell, meaning 'to live'. So calling someone basement-dwelling creates the image of a person living 'below' and out of sight, which is why the phrase suggests being isolated or socially withdrawn.