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/Sounds like "REHNT" (as in "red") + "FREH" (as in "fresh") + "eh" (as in "egg")/

Meaning

When something or someone lives in your head without paying rent, you can't stop thinking about it no matter how hard you try. It's that obsessive thought loop you just can't break.

Examples

That song is living rent free in my head all week.

Your ex is living rent free in your brain, let it go.

Regional synonyms

The very Latin American skill of making your biweekly paycheck stretch all the way to the next one. It means budgeting carefully, prioritizing every expense, and hoping nothing unexpected comes up. The most practiced sport of the average salaried worker.