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Shy/Asshole Confusion 

Coined by Larry David in the "The Acupuncturist" episode of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm", Shy/Asshole Confusion is when one mistakes a shy person's quiet demeanor for that of an asshole.
Larry: I don't know why you call him an asshole. He's not an asshole, he's just shy.

Cheryl: No, he's not shy. He thinks he's smarter than everbody else and he sits there and he judges and he-

Larry: No, he doesn't, he's just shy! You've got shy/asshole confusion, my friend.
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doorknob confession 

A doorknob confession is a term used by some clinicians/therapists to define the phenomena of the person receiving therapy, or the client, to divulge something incredibly important or critical in the last few minutes of a therapy session. The content of the "confession" is important enough to cause the session to go on longer than originally planed and may include themes such as: a death in the family, suicidal/self harming thoughts or actions, a relationship crisis, drastic change in living situation, ect.
As she stood to leave the therapist's office she gave the doorknob confession that her sister was being physically abused by their step-father.
doorknob confession by Ms. Psyche October 3, 2011
Word of the Day on March 6, 2026

confusionship 

A phenomenon when a couple of interacting people have neither a well defined friendship nor an FWB nor a romantic relationship and thus their attraction is still undefined to them both, yet they're definite about defining it as soon as possible.
The state of confusion before defining your sort of relationship with the person.
We were in a confusionship, but eventually deconfused ourselves and got romantically involved.
confusionship by Zeguy Lestrange January 27, 2016

immaculate congestion

When traffic is backed up for miles on a highway, crawling along -- and then suddenly everyone returns to normal high speeds without passing an accident, stalled car, or road construction.
We spent 45 minutes bumper-to-bumper for no reason?!? It must be immaculate congestion.
Word of the Day on December 16, 2009

Love Confession 

Most probably, one of the most difficult things to make.
love confession, damnit.
Everyone makes his own.
Love Confession by Centrist November 3, 2008

urban confessional 

the act of substituting confession with urban dictionary while using an alias to clear your conscious
Ashamed from jacking off in the tomato garden and disenfranchised from learning the fresh vegetables in his salad came from said garden Lloyd took to the internet under the alias tomato wackier to clear his conscious, it was a urban confessional.