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parasite-partnering

verb /pa-ruh-syt-par-tner-ing/

Definition

The blood-sucking strategy of attaching oneself to competent people and taking full credit for their sleepless nights and hard work.

In use

“He spent the whole semester parasite-partnering and didn't write a single word of the report.”

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Published 3 August 2026

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