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This word originally was used in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) to describe a place in which losers fight to the death, but now used to describe:

1. A place at the center of potential conflict, usually political or controversial conflict
2. A place in which anything goes, in contrast to outside the thunderdome where rules do not apply
1~
Guy 1: Did you hear about those new policies we have to follow? Everyone hates them.
Guy 2: Yea, it's gonna be a real Thunderdome

2~
Baby boomer 1: I think those video-games are making him violent
Baby boomer 2: Fighting in video-games is one thing, but fighting other students is beyond the Thunderdome
by Dr. Boredom May 14, 2019
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1. A person who pretends to hate something most people like (or vice versa), simply because they think it will make them a more interesting or unique person overall.

2. A person who will change their opinion of something on a whim to match someone who (they admire or look up to) believes something else of it.
Guy 1: Bro, Twenty One Pilots is really good right now!
Guy 2: Nah, they've gotten too mainstream.
Guy 1: Yeah, you're right, their old songs were good.
Guy 2: That newest song is pretty good tho.
Guy 1: Yea, that's what I said!
Guy 2: Dude, quit being such a damn juxtaposer

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Person 1: Man, Infinity War was pretty good!
Person 2: I can't wait till' the sequel!
Person 3: Nah, it was pretty bad.
Person 2: What? Why?!
Person 3: Well, the acting wasn't *that* great...
Person 1: Is that it?
Person 3: Errr... Well, the effects-
Person 2: You're just being a juxtaposer.
by Dr. Boredom July 5, 2018
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The idea, thought or belief that some terrain or ground area (mostly on bodies other than Earth) is unsuitable for landing or other necessities that require good terrain characteristics as opposed to others.
Guy one: Dude! Elon Musk just announced the colonization of Mars!

Guy two: Meh, Venus has much richer soil than Mars.

Guy one: Damn, dude! Quit your surfacism.

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Guy one: So what do you think about the house? It's got a nice view!

Guy two: I wish the floor was carpet instead of wood.

Guy one: Why are you always so surfacist?
by Dr. Boredom June 17, 2018
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A term in aerodynamics or rocket science used to describe the maneuver of landing a rocket by coming to 0 velocity at the same time as landing, also known as a "Hoverslam".
Guy 1: Hey, did you see the falcon heavy booster landings?

Guy 2: Yeah, it was a perfectly in sync suicide burn.
by Dr. Boredom June 17, 2018
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