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    [Verb]  | "oc*cu*py" | \ ˈä-kyə-ˌpī \


    1: to engage the attention or energies of

    2: to take up (a place or extent in space)

    3: to take or fill (an extent in time)


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English occupien "to take possession of, hold, inhabit, take up space in, fill, keep (oneself) busy," borrowed from Anglo-French occuper, occupier, borrowed from Latin occupāre "to grasp, appropriate to oneself, take possession of, fill up (space, a position), forestall," from oc-, assimilated variant of ob- {see: |ob-|ob-} + -cupāre, intensive derivative of capere "to take, seize, catch" {mat|heave:1|};

      * Note : The source of the -i- in Anglo-French occupier and Middle English occupien, retained in Modern English, is unclear, as continental French has only occuper. The verb occupy, common in later Middle and early Modern English, was very infrequently used in the 17th and first two thirds of the 18th century; it has been suggested that this was due to the sense "to have sexual intercourse with (a woman)," which impinged by connotation on the less charged meanings and led to a taboo on any use of the word. When the socially unacceptable sense fell out of circulation occupy once more became a generally used word.;

    [Verb]  | "occupying" 


    1: to hold the attention of;


      * e.g., " ... a puzzle will occupy that child for hours "



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    [Verb]  | "occupy" 


    1: to hold the attention of;


      * e.g., " ... a puzzle will occupy that child for hours "



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     [ "occupie" ]

    1: n. The ultimate goal of the Occupy Wall Street protesters, and, by extension, the goal of protesters everywhere, in any field (or parking lot). .............................

      * e.g.,  ... We are not rudderless slackers with no goals. We are fighting for a piece of the occupie! Not much of a fight dude. 

     [ "Occupy" ]

    1: To take up time and space. Often confused with "Invade", the act of infiltration.

      * e.g.,  ... The protesters camped out in the park to "Occupy" the space as an act of civil disobedience. 

     [ "occupie" ]

    1: n. The elusive "something" that "Occupy Wall Street" protesters are trying to obtain a piece of. It could be justice; it could be peace; it could be ineffable. Whatever it is, they all want a piece of the occupie. .............................

      * e.g.,  ... Dude! Scrape the peace stickers off your dad's old hippie tent and let's get down to Wall Street and grab a piece of that occupie. Should I grab his acoustic guitar too? No. It doesn't seem to have that protest-song vibe. Also, there are porta-potties and a lack of stoners selling each other hand-made jewelry. It will come man. It will come. 

     [ "#occupy" ]

    1: A satirical quip suggesting protest of something, usually found at the closing of a social networking comment, following the 2011 "Occupy Wall Street" protests. The hash tag would suggest usage on Twitter, but can be found on any number of social sites, including Facebook.

      * e.g.,  ... User 1 tweet/status update: "I can't believe this! The iPhone 5 isn't coming out until at LEAST 2012! Ridiculous!" User 2 comment: #occupyapplestore 

     [ "occupy" ]

    1: To fill time and/or space in order to require others to pay atetntion to your message, while instead creating confusion and chaos, often negating any chance to accomplish any previously established goals.

      * e.g.,  ... "Occupy Atlanta is today! I've seen something on the internet about this in other cities, so I should occupy Atlanta even though I have no idea why people are occupying Atlanta!" 

     [ "Occupiers" ]

    1: Those mutant humans squatting in the inner cities who want to eat you and are immune to all logic or appeal to rationality.

      * e.g.,  ... Will Smith in I AM LEGEND tried to point out the truth to the Occupiers but their brains were infected and they wouldn't listen to his reasoned explanation. 

     [ "occupier" ]

    1: someone who sits in the stall for longer than necessary to feel safe from the invading 99ers who are bored, uneducated people who's unemployment is running out.

      * e.g.,  ... Dirk became an occupier and sat in the Starbuck's stall his entire break because he didn't want a 99er to ask for directions. 

     [ "occupy" ]

    1: The act of going to an establishment to partake in its goods and services. Most commonly used in the context of getting something to eat or using the restroom. Used in an episode of South Park ridiculing the Occupy Wall Street movement.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm gonna occupy myself some pizookies from BJ's. 

     [ "Occupy Democrats" ]

    1: An extreme leftist website that posts memes for people who are too stupid and lazy to read a newspaper. A lot of their statements are either misleading, highly exaggerated, or just plain false. They mostly attack the opposite side, and refuse to admit any faults in their own party or call out other democrats while at the same time never pointing out anything good done by the republicans.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm liberal and I think Occupy Democrats is a joke. 


     [ "Occupy Democrats" ]

    2: It caters to the lowest denominator of democrats, just like Breitbart caters to the worst republicans.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm a real democrat, not one of these obnoxious Occupy Democrats idiots. 


     [ "Occupy Democrats" ]

    3: They represent everything wrong with the democratic party. If you want to know why Trump won, look no further.

     [ "Jerk Occupied" ]

    1: When a girl only dates guys that will hurt her and leave her crying.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy #1: Why has that girl been crying so much lately? Guy #2: I think it's because she's been jerk occupied. She'll only date men that will hurt her. 

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