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    [Adjective]  | "ha*bit*u*al" | \ hə-ˈbi-ch(ə-)wəl \


    1: regularly or repeatedly doing or practicing something or acting in some manner : having the nature of a habit : customary

    2: regularly or repeatedly doing, practicing, or acting in some manner : doing something by force of habit

    3: resorted to on a regular basis


    Origin: 1603 ;

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    [Noun]  | "habitual be" 


    1: the use of the verb be in its uninflected form (as in "she be jogging") or sometimes in the form bes or be's in African American English and to varying degrees in some other varieties of English to indicate that an action or state is habitual or frequent : aspectual be, invariant be


    Origin: 1969 ;

    [Adjective]  | "habitual" 


    1: being such by habit and not likely to change;


      * e.g., " ... she admits she's a habitual procrastinator, but she still manages to meet all her deadlines "





    2: appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time;


      * e.g., " ... her supervisor warned her that she could be fired for habitual tardiness "



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     [ "habitual" ]

    1: getting it on in the aggressive sence of the wild

      * e.g.,  ... John: Where is Grace and Nick? 

     [ "habitualize" ]

    1: The process of making something a habit.

      * e.g.,  ... I am trying to habitualize going to the gym every morning. 

     [ "habitualize" ]

    1: To get one or more individuals to make a specific behavior a habit.

      * e.g.,  ... Children are "habitualized" to watch television, brush their teeth, read. Teenagers are "habitualized" to smoke cigarettes, drink alcoholic beverages, watch movies, engage in casual sexual intercourse. Young adults are "habitualized" to drink coffee. Adults (specially in the United States of America) are "habitualized" to overwork, overconsume, hoard money and other things. Synonyms: accustom, practice, train, habituate, brainwash, acclimate, acclimatize, teach, program, bring up, raise, make used to. Antonyms: autonomous, liberate, leave alone. 

     [ "habitus" ]

    1: A set of norms and expectations unconsciously acquired by individuals through experience and socialization as embodied dispositions, ‘internalized as second nature’ (Bourdieu), predisposing us to act improvisationally in certain ways within the constraints of particular social fields.

      * e.g.,  ... Bourdieu Proposed the concept of the habitus as an integral part of behaviour reflected in a ‘way of being’: to include ways of seeing, moving, talking, and so on. 

     [ "Habituated" ]

    1: A former female aquaintance that did something to annoy you greatly

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey isn't that the woman from uni, you know habituated" (ha- bitch-u-hated) 

     [ "Habitually Offended" ]

    1: An individual so desperate for attention that they actively seek out anything they may possibly take offense and claim outrage to, caring nothing for the potential consequences of their actions so long as they gain the attention they feel they deserve for their invented slights and hardship.

      * e.g.,  ... Will is so habitually offended that he started trolling internet TV shows just to get his fix. 

     [ "Habitual Liker" ]

    1: Some one who likes every status update to a social network (i.e. Face book, myspace, twitter). They do not always read the status' they like

      * e.g.,  ... Poor Guy: I just lost my arm in a car crash :( 

     [ "habitual bitcher" ]

    1: Someone who constantly complains. They are always griping about something.

      * e.g.,  ... Person: Jane is going on about some restaurant not having sweet tea. 

     [ "Habitual Heresy" ]

    1: A crime committed by cheap partiers in which you pay absolutely no money for alcohol/drugs, but you still manage to get more than anybody else. This is especially true when you take large amounts of alcohol from a party and bring it back to your own crib so you can throw your own party for free. You can steal individual cans and hide them in your cargo pockets, or if you are stealthy enough to get away with an unopened case that works just as well.

      * e.g.,  ... Tonight we will commit habitual heresy, I plan on bringing home at least a 30-Rack and a blunt. 

     [ "Habitual Bitch" ]

    1: A bitch that is.. habitual. Constantly being rude and obnoxious towards others. They're typically gross and ugly and still go around thinking they're hot shit when the truth is that everyone hates them. It's so normal for them do act this way, it's considered a habit. They have no real friends.

      * e.g.,  ... "Oh my God, Shelby is such a habitual bitch.." 

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