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    [Verb]  | "de*com*press" | \ ˌdē-kəm-ˈpres \


    1: to release from pressure or compression

    2: to convert (something, such as a compressed file or signal) to an expanded or original size

    3: to undergo release from pressure; especially : relax


    Origin: 1905 ;

    [Noun]  | "decompression sickness" 


    1: a sometimes fatal condition that is caused by the release of gas bubbles typically of nitrogen as it leaves its dissolved form throughout the body upon a rapid decrease in barometric pressure (such as that experienced by the rapid ascent of a diver from a deep dive or the rapid ascent of a pilot to high altitudes in a poorly pressurized aircraft) and that is marked chiefly by joint pain which may be accompanied in mild forms by fatigue and itching or burning of the skin and in more severe forms by shortness of breath, chest pain, paralysis, and confusion —called also bends, caisson disease


    Origin: 1941 ;

    [Noun]  | "decompression chamber" 


    1: a small room that allows a person (such as an ocean diver) to slowly experience lower amounts of air pressure until normal air pressure is reached

    [Noun]  | "decompression" 


    1: freedom from activity or labor;


      * e.g., " ... the waitstaff gets a welcome period of decompression between the lunch and dinner rushes "





    [Verb]  | "decompress" 


    1: to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety;


      * e.g., " ... after she gets home from work, she needs some time to decompress before preparing dinner "





     [ "decompression" ]

    1: To relax in hot tub after work.

      * e.g.,  ... I need to get some decompression in my spa. 

     [ "decompress" ]

    1: Chill out, wind down

      * e.g.,  ... After a hard day in the office I like to decompress with a large scotch 

     [ "decompress" ]

    1: to relax, to be relieved of stress

      * e.g.,  ... It's about time you decompress and stop fretting over how many Christmas presents you have to buy. 

     [ "vaginal decompressant" ]

    1: something, specifically a penis or dildo, that loosens up a tight ass vagina

      * e.g.,  ... My vaginal decompressant is working perfectly, that bitch was so loose i could fit a tree in there. 

     [ "Decompression Sickness" ]

    1: A condition starting from dissolved gases coming out of solution into bubbles inside the human body on depressurization.

      * e.g.,  ... "Divers get Decompression Sickness from rapidly rising toward the surface." 

     [ "explosive decompression" ]

    1: to violently lose atmosphereic pressure - usually due to a hole in a pressureised space

      * e.g.,  ... i thought i would die when the plane suffered explosive decompression - but my crotch saved the day 

     [ "explosive decompression" ]

    1: The result of eating too much spicy (or just plain bad) food. See also starfish drool.

      * e.g.,  ... An hour after eating at Taco Bell, I was locked in the bathroom, experiencing explosive decompression. 

     [ "Explosive Decompression" ]

    1: When it feels like you have to take a giant shit, but it's really just one turd and a giant fart behind it.

      * e.g.,  ... I rushed home cause I thought I had to crap, turns out it was just explosive decompression. 

     [ "Catastrophic Decompression" ]

    1: When the pants have been successfully jettisoned, but the cargo bay door catastrophically fails prior to completing cheek to seat docking.

      * e.g.,  ... I had too much Chipotle last night and experienced a catastrophic decompression this morning. 

     [ "Decompression Nap" ]

    1: When you wake up from a really deep sleep and have to take a nap before you can get up and start your day. Similar to a deep sea diver stopping on the way up to decompress in order to avoid getting the bends.

      * e.g.,  ... "Sorry I'm two hours late to work. I needed a decompression nap this morning" 

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