4 definitions by GenTelGuy
Identical in meaning to enshittification, but dropping the superfluous "en" prefix to be less cumbersome and more understandable
During the post-pandemic economic downturn, a broad trend of shittification played out across many popular online services. Netflix imposed device limits, YouTube cranked up the amount of ads, AirBnBs got more expensive and some even assigned chores to guests.
by GenTelGuy July 14, 2023
I've been trying to work on my dating life, but there's not exactly a lot of RELMAT here in this small town - I can't wait to leave.
She totally seemed like relmat right until she cut someone off on the freeway and flipped them the bird for honking.
She totally seemed like relmat right until she cut someone off on the freeway and flipped them the bird for honking.
by GenTelGuy July 15, 2023
When someone who was previously going places drops their ambitions, often in favor of fitting in with a lower-achieving social circle.
Synonyms: To fall off, to lose one's edge
Etymology: From the pro wrestling term "heel turn" except instead of becoming a heel (villain), the person in question becomes a scrub (underachiever)
Synonyms: To fall off, to lose one's edge
Etymology: From the pro wrestling term "heel turn" except instead of becoming a heel (villain), the person in question becomes a scrub (underachiever)
Diego got into a great university, but he took a scrub turn and centered his life mainly around drinking and playing video games with his buddies. Now a year after graduating college, he seems less talented than he was back in high school.
There's a lot of pressure to turn scrub, but you only get one life to make your dreams come true.
There's a lot of pressure to turn scrub, but you only get one life to make your dreams come true.
by GenTelGuy July 14, 2023
An approach to media interpretation where the viewer takes clearly non-satirical works, often particularly horrible or stupid ones, and reinterprets them as satire instead for entertainment purposes
Tucker Carlson's interview with a man claiming to have had sex with Obama was obviously a disgusting bit of harassment and defamation. However, from a found satire perspective, the whole thing was comedy gold
by GenTelGuy September 7, 2023