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cheeky description

A definition or summary of something in the most agreeable terms possible, omitting the nuances of ideology or the specifics of policy.
cheeky description of libertarianism: "we like freedom."

cheeky description of democrats: "we dislike inequality."

cheeky description of republicans: "we like America."

cheeky description of feminism: "we want equality for women."

cheeky description of white supremacists: "we like white culture."

cheeky description of Bush-era foreign policy: "we don't like terrorists."

cheeky description of MADD: "we don't like drunk driving accidents."

cheeky description of NRA: "we like freedom and safety."

cheeky description of PETA: "we oppose animal torture."
by PaleBlueYacht May 17, 2013
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existential embarrassment

The feeling of intense embarrassment after one realizes they have constructed their sense of self on false premises.
At age 13, Matt was what you would call wapanese. Having never confronted his self-misconception for what it was, he channeled his existential embarrassment into hatred of others who reminded him of the way he used to be.

SARAH: baka! ^^;

MATT: congrats you're weeabo garbage

SARAH: :(

AMY: Matt, don't be malicious to Sarah as a form of compensation for your inability to deal with anything that reminds you of when you were 13 and deluded.
by PaleBlueYacht March 8, 2011
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Proxy Wallpost

An insincere and self-promoting post on another's Facebook wall intended for a public audience, in spite of the wall's one-on-one nature.

This is usually done to advertise traits which when put in the direct form of a status update would make the poster's motives far too transparent.
KATE: Why did Christina post "you're the best. LOVE LOVE LOVE." on my facebook wall? She hasn't talked to me in five months and it's not my birthday.

MARK: She probably wants everyone to think she's the type of girl who is tight with her friends, and people would call her on it if it were a status update.

KATE: A proxy wallpost? Seriously?
by PaleBlueYacht March 7, 2011
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show conflict

A conflict or argument made to convince the people watching the conflict, rather than the person being confronted.
Shouting about how much of a jerk someone is will not convince that person, but it can be used as a show conflict to convince the people watching you shout at that person.

Show arguments / show conflicts are for the audience, not the attackee.
by PaleBlueYacht May 13, 2013
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lanked

The feeling which occurs after one has stayed up past his sleep cycle such that the body has abandoned its "go to sleep" feeling and has shifted into a light buzz.

It is comparable to the lingering buzz that remains in the morning after a night of drinking, because the body is rather awake yet clearly not fully sober.
KATE: John, go to bed. Aren't you sleepy? You were dozing off at your desk a few hours ago.

JOHN: Yeah, but the sleepy part of my cycle is over. It's back into awake mode, so I'm lanked now.
by PaleBlueYacht March 7, 2011
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bingo argument

Attempts to refute an argument by showing that it matches a pattern of behavior typical of a person or group. What makes something right or wrong is the set of reasons for it, not the ability to recognize that it exists. (Can also be thought of as argument by pattern-matching.)

"You match a pattern of behavior or stereotype that I have described, therefore you are wrong."
Libertarian bingo, liberal bingo, feminist bingo, MRA bingo, and pretty much any bingo card refutation are examples of bingo arguments.
by PaleBlueYacht May 13, 2013
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illeglol

A kind of illegality that is laughed at, rather than taken seriously.

alt spelling: illeglawl
A: Isn't it illegal to honk like that?

B: Probably. More importantly, it's illeglol.
by PaleBlueYacht May 12, 2013
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