Focusing Event

An event that draws the public and or government’s attention to or away from a particular issue

The impeachment trial of President Trump in December of 2019 drew attention to the issue of corruption in the U.S. government, while at the same time it drew attention away from a massive cyber attack that shut down all of New Orleans’s municipal government websites, which would have drawn the public’s attention to the danger of cyber-attacks on the government. It is an example of a focusing event.

by Vanguard 1998 April 5, 2021

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Omega event

An event that requires an exception to the rules. Thought to always be possible, no matter how encompassing the rules are. Coined by @Yishan (Twitter) who credited Erik Martin, one of Reddit's first community managers, with the concept.

We have become so accustomed to the notion of “free speech, except” that we do not realize that free speech is ALWAYS limited, and that every limit arose from an Omega Event. - Yishan

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event boundary

It's a phenomenon when you walk in to a room and you forget why you walked in there in the first place

Damnit, I just had a event boundary again!

by Zeushimself January 15, 2018

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EVENT WHORE

Someone who likes to be in the mix... who's at every event and likes to be seen.

Trudy always posting at every party..she's an event whore.

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The Unfortunate Event

When your significant other, unbeknownst to you, reveals to his/her friends that you have never made them orgasm.

Person 1:"Dude, did you know that Henry's girlfriend Yasmin did The Unfortunate Event?"

Person 2: "Holy shit! I would not want to be in his shoes right now."

Person 1: "Yeah, he must be really embarrassed. Didn't know that he was such a incompetent buffoon in bed."

by xxxx1xxxxxxx March 3, 2021

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