Definition: The catastrophic act of accidentally scheduling a major life event with hilariously terrible timing, guaranteeing maximum awkwardness or failure. Inspired by the 1986 film’s disastrous release just months after the Challenger tragedy, dooming it to box-office obscurity despite starring young Leaf Phoenix.

Example: Throwing a yacht party the same weekend as a hurricane warning is a total Space Camp. Like the movie, your effort is sincere but cosmically doomed—everyone remembers the disaster, not your sick playlist.

Example: Planning your meticulously researched climate change conference for the exact week a record-breaking heatwave forces mass evacuations is a classic Space Camp.
| Booking your dream destination wedding in Hawaii the same month their biggest volcano erupts in decades is peak Space Camp, guaranteeing cancellations and ash-covered photos.

Definition: That creeping suspicion your favorite ultra-niche movie is a collective hallucination because nobody else seems to remember it. Named after the baffling obscurity of films like Bubba Ho-Tep, blending Elvis, JFK, and a soul-sucking mummy.

It’s the mental fog you get when describing The Indian in the Cupboard to blank stares, making you question reality itself. Symptoms include frantic Googling and quoting Space Camp trivia to strangers, praying someone nods in recognition.

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Example: Describing The Adventures of Pluto Nash to coworkers yielded only confused silence, triggering frantic Googling to prove I hadn’t hallucinated the entire Ron Howard flop.
I kept dropping Howard the Duck quotes at the party, praying for a nod, but the universal blank stares made me question reality itself.

Definition: The sudden, paralyzing freeze that hits you when an online blackmailer, hacker, or stalker drops your exact personal details—like your full name, address, or browsing history—into a DM. You’re not coding; you’re coiled tight like a snake facing a predator, unable to move or breathe.

Named after the constricting snake, it describes that visceral moment of digital exposure where your blood runs cold and your fingers hover uselessly over the keyboard. Getting a “Hi [Your Full Real Name]” from a stranger with intimate knowledge? Total Python mode.

Example: Opening the DM to see “Hello Sarah Miller, enjoying your vacation photos from Bali?” triggered instant Python mode; I couldn’t even type a reply.
Seeing my exact home address typed by the anonymous account sent me into Python mode, fingers frozen over the keys in pure dread.

Definition: When a hacker or digital stalker gains access to your system, silently rifles through your personal files, and then returns everything with a creepy note instead of stealing or destroying it. It’s the unsettling realization that someone was virtually rifling through your digital drawers like a phantom real estate agent staging your life.

The term blends “ghost” (invisible presence) and “gaslighting” (psychological manipulation), capturing the violation of privacy paired with the mind-game of them judging you harmless. Finding a “Be more careful :)” note on your desktop after files vanish and reappear is peak ghostlighting.

Example: After my private photos folder vanished overnight, it reappeared with a text file titled “Cute vacation pics :)” left on the desktop, classic ghostlighting.
My work documents were subtly rearranged and returned with a cryptic “Be more secure next time” sticky note, leaving me feeling violated and ghostlighted.

Definition: The modern dating equivalent of “the dog ate my homework” – a chronically recycled, paper-thin excuse for ghosting, flakiness, or inconsistent communication. Used to feign helplessness while signaling disinterest without direct confrontation.

If someone’s “phone died” more than once during crucial moments (like confirming dates or responding for days), it’s not a tech issue—it’s a them issue. It means you’ve been downgraded to low-priority backup battery status. Believe the dead battery, not the eventual half-hearted “Oops!” text.

Example: When Jake vanished for three days before our date, only to text “sorry, phone died lol”, the dead battery excuse confirmed his disinterest.
She pulled the dead battery excuse twice last week, mysteriously offline whenever plans needed finalizing, a clear sign I was on low-priority backup.

Definition: The predatory act of circling emotionally available people on dating apps or social situations solely to extract quick ego boosts, attention, or flirty banter, with zero intention of genuine connection or follow-through. These “vultures” thrive on the fleeting high of being desired but vanish when real intimacy looms.

Their MO involves mirroring your interests intensely just long enough to feel worshipped, then ghosting or breadcrumbing once their validation tank is full. Spot them by their rapid disengagement after deep conversations or their habit of reappearing only when they need an emotional snack.

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Example: Jake mirrored my love for obscure poetry perfectly for three days, showering me with compliments, then vanished overnight after I reciprocated.
Months later, she popped back up with flirty “miss you” texts needing an ego lift, only to ghost again after two superficial exchanges.

Definition: No longer just a cash machine. Now describes a person in a financial domination kink who gets genuine arousal from being literally treated like a human bank. Their purpose? To dispense funds on command while a “dom” mocks their emptying balance. The thrill comes from the humiliation of being reduced to a transactional object.

Forget deposits—their kink is the visceral rush of seeing their savings vanish for someone else’s luxury hauls. They’re not victims; they’re paying (handsomely) for the privilege of feeling like a soulless money dispenser. The ultimate pay-to-play degradation fantasy.

Example: Her command, “Send $500 for these shoes now, machine,” sent shivers down his spine as he tapped confirm, aroused by his role as her human ATM.
Watching his account plummet while she gleefully described her spa day, he felt the degrading thrill of being nothing but her personal cash dispenser.

Definition: That sudden, profound mental shutdown when someone describes a fetish so utterly bizarre that your brain just bluescreens. It’s not judgment—it’s pure, uncut bewilderment where comprehension evaporates. Like hearing about oculolinctus or vore and your soul briefly leaves your body trying to visualize the logistics.

The state where your only response is a blank stare followed by, “But… why?” Common triggers include scat play, financial doms draining wallets, or dudes voluntarily seeking ball trauma. It’s the kink equivalent of an optical illusion your psyche refuses to resolve.

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Example: Mid-conversation, Jake described his balloon popping fetish; my brain completely froze, unable to process why bursting latex was arousing.
My colleague casually mentioned vore roleplay preferences during lunch, triggering total mental static as I tried and failed to grasp the appeal.

Definition: The mentally corrosive habit of endlessly consuming negative news, social media outrage, and online disaster content as your primary mental nutrition, mistaking the temporary numbness for relaxation or ‘staying informed’. It’s like feeding your brain a steady IV drip of emotional junk food.

While it feels passive and harmless in the moment, this diet slowly fries your dopamine receptors and amplifies anxiety. Long-term, it rewires your outlook to expect catastrophe, making real-world interactions feel bland and leaving you cognitively malnourished – the mental equivalent of living off energy drinks and existential dread.

Example: After work, Ben spent hours passively absorbing news alerts and social media fury, mistaking the grim numbness for relaxation, not realizing it was pure emotional junk food.
Years of late-night disaster video doomscrolling rewired Sarah’s brain; real-life interactions now felt bland and underwhelming compared to the constant online drip of outrage.

Definition: The self-sabotaging act of constantly jumping over your own emotional/social fences to cater to others’ demands or comfort, leaving your personal needs trampled in the dirt. Often disguised as being ‘nice’ or ‘helpful’, it’s really people-pleasing on steroids.

You end up exhausted, secretly resentful, and wondering why nobody respects your invisible lines. Long-term, it erodes self-worth faster than interest compounds on a payday loan, teaching everyone you’re a doormat with excellent jumping skills.

Example: Despite her exhaustion, Lily agreed to organize her neighbor’s surprise party, canceling her own therapy session and burying her resentment under a smile.
Mark skipped his daughter’s recital to finish a colleague’s report, earning praise but feeling hollow as his family’s disappointment etched deeper into his self-worth.