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Adamis Effect 

The Adamis effect is the tendency of immigrant families to the U.S. to alter or change their surnames in order to reflect those of prominent and distinguished historical American families.

The first known case of The Adamis effect in the United States is found in the Greek progenitor of the Adamises of Huntington County, L.I., Stavros Adamis.

In a deeply sly move, Stavros changed his surname from its original Greek form of 'Adamis' to that of the Boston Brahmin elite, 'Adams'. In doing so, he helped perpetuate the misconception that his current descendents do indeed descend from the Boston Brahmins.
Ignorant boy: Oh geeze, Christopher Adams enjoys bloodlines to the Boston Brahmins through his Adams descent!
Scholarly boy: Oh no, dear, Christopher Adams is a Greek boy.
Ignorant boy: I'm confused? He isn't from the Colonial Adams?
Scholarly boy: No, dear boy, this is merely a product of the Adamis Effect.

Ignorant boy: Shucks!
Adamis Effect by VictorIII June 8, 2011

Adamdicted 

spending all your time looking, thinking or hearing anything that involves Adam Lambert
Drew: You must be a big fan of Adam Lambert. I mean, look at your bedroom. You've got Adam Lambert practically everwhere, you even dumped your boyfriend for Adam

Kate: What can I say? I'm adamdicted
'the art of watching from afar without contribution to the conversation'
He is adaming in on the group chat
Adaming by Scarboroughsquad September 2, 2015
To be totally awesome and amazing ( In other words spectacular)
Elena is so atamic!

adadictomy 

Slang for female to male sex change operation, ie, "add a dick to me".
Kelly got that adadictomy, so she's a man now. At least she doesn't have to change her name.
adadictomy by Pat Galman July 7, 2006
Adamina is the female version of a hustler...
I'm going to the shop to buy some Adaminas
Adamina by HustlerGOD May 18, 2009