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Added 10 October 2026

rent-free

adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about rent-free at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Without a rent payment.

adverb

Without paying rent.
I can't believe he was able to stay there for three months rent-free before they caught on.

interjection

Used to respond to a comment or post the user perceives as demonstrating that the commenter or poster is perpetually occupied by thoughts about a specific person or thing.

Origin

Ellipsis of live rent-free in someone's head.

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