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catharsis
noun relating to cathartic. Introduced by Aristotle meaning the process of relieving strong feelings eg thru drama or other artistic activities, targeting provision of relief from anger or suffering.
Actor's or artist's state of mind may go thru catharsis while they're on the set shooting a emotionally intense movie after a break up in private life.
catharsis by Stiffmeister December 26, 2005
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cat ears and tail
Used to describe virginity. Inspired by the Japanese manga "Loveless," where humans are born with feline ears as well as tails (males and females alike). After having sexual intercourse, their ears and tails fall off. It is used as a sign of purity and innocence.
cat ears and tail by zpat July 7, 2006
Cat Ears
Cat Ears by Adrian/SB992 September 22, 2004
catharshits
The sort of pooping experience so profound that it provokes a powerful emotional release. It is often followed immediately by an undercover operation to acquire a plunger before anybody else heads for the restroom.
I hate to say it because I'm exhausted and I lost my favorite pair of underwear in the battle, but that chili cheese dog ended up giving me just the catharshits I've been needing.
catharshits by CunningLinguist71 August 1, 2016
Cat Ears Girl
The girl who frequents Harvard Square and North Station in Boston who wears cat ears everyday. She is an art student who normally wears plastic rimmed glasses, converse shoes, and black sweatshirts with some type of picture stenciled on them. She is commonly seen drawing creepy pictures in a notebook, or chewing beef jerky. If you speak to her, she'll introduce herself as either 'Tash' or 'Cat Ears Girl'.
Cat Ears Girl by Squishy Bob August 4, 2008
catharsis
The release of pent-up or repressed energies through their attachment to a new object or situation and their resultant release. For instance, the vicarious satisfaction of a desire to commit violence due to frustration with one's boss, through something other than violence against one's boss, e.g. through watching violent films, doing karate as a hobby, fighting a rival gang, playing Doom, etc.
It's a concept taken from Freudian psychoanalysis.
It also has a peculiar meaning in Gramscian theory, where it refers to the rearticulation and reconfiguration of desires and passions into a new ideological/philosophical framework - roughly speaking, the achievement of a new, revolutionary formation of desire.
It also has a peculiar meaning in Gramscian theory, where it refers to the rearticulation and reconfiguration of desires and passions into a new ideological/philosophical framework - roughly speaking, the achievement of a new, revolutionary formation of desire.