The tendency of the zombie horror subgenre to become remarkably popular approximately every twenty years, then fade away. Zombie outbreaks have been noted during the mid-eighties and the late zeroes.
So named because the fad behaves like a zombie horde, first appearing as a controlled instance, then escalating while no-one's looking and finally making the leap to the general populace with mass mainstream multimedia. Eventually the fad has no demographic left to consume, and rots away.
So named because the fad behaves like a zombie horde, first appearing as a controlled instance, then escalating while no-one's looking and finally making the leap to the general populace with mass mainstream multimedia. Eventually the fad has no demographic left to consume, and rots away.
Yesterday Isaac spent the whole carpool ride telling me about his zombie apocalypse survival plan in detail. He's totally buying into the current zombie outbreak.
Zombieland, Plants vs. Zombies, The Walking Dead... I've had enough! I hope this zombie outbreak dies off soon.
Zombieland, Plants vs. Zombies, The Walking Dead... I've had enough! I hope this zombie outbreak dies off soon.
by 11redred11 November 12, 2010
Get the zombie outbreakmug. Verb. - To answer a question with "What?" not because you misheard, but because you need a moment to process the information or think of an answer while the person repeats themselves. May be done multiple times in succession. Often a knee-jerk reaction.
Noun. - The action of stall-whatting.
Noun. - The action of stall-whatting.
Jainy didn't know how to explain the broken vase; she had to stall-what Mom like three times in a row when she asked her.
When Lorraine asked me if we were going out, I was so shocked I did a reflex stall-what.
When Lorraine asked me if we were going out, I was so shocked I did a reflex stall-what.
by 11redred11 November 11, 2010
Get the stall-whatmug. Noun. - A nerd who is only interested in a very well-defined sub-subset of nerd culture. While nerds are generally believed to like comics, video games, D&D, sci-fi, anime and astrophysics all at the same time, the niche nerd enjoys one or two things and tends to ignore or downright repudiate the rest.
As a niche nerd of extremely refined taste, I find your proposition of going to Comic-Con downright laughable.
Don't bother trying to buy Mick a video game for his birthday; he only likes Japanese RPG's for the Playstation One made during the first half of the nineties.
Don't bother trying to buy Mick a video game for his birthday; he only likes Japanese RPG's for the Playstation One made during the first half of the nineties.
by 11redred11 November 12, 2010
Get the niche nerdmug. Noun. - A potentially world-ending event strongly hyped by the media during a short period of time, then forgotten by the public after the world, evidently, does not end. Soon enough it will be followed by a new catastrophe in-the-making. These events often resonate with the public due to widespread popular feelings, such as Nature getting back at Man, scientists going too far, a sign of the End Times, or simply terrorists.
The most successful example in recent times is Maya fever, which has snowballed into an international cultural phenomenon and lasted for several years.
The most successful example in recent times is Maya fever, which has snowballed into an international cultural phenomenon and lasted for several years.
Hey, wasn't the BP oil spill going to destroy the world because of the methane bubble ready to explode under the Gulf of Mexico? Oh, nevermind.
The current Apocalypse of the month is the new large hadron collider at CERN, which some believe may create a black hole. Of course, this is patently ridiculous.
The current Apocalypse of the month is the new large hadron collider at CERN, which some believe may create a black hole. Of course, this is patently ridiculous.
by 11redred11 November 12, 2010
Get the Apocalypse of the monthmug. The practice of choosing one's friends based on any interesting quirks, hobbies or characteristics they may have, in hopes that having an interesting group of friends will result in oneself becoming interesting. Personality is hardly taken into account. Quirk hunters tend to treat their prizes like accessories and trade them like Pokémon cards.
Vanessa's a real treasure, I tell you. She rides a Vespa to work and has a pet chinchilla.
After three solid months of quirk hunting, Rodrigo had friended a Renaissance fair-loving guido, a Venetian carnival mask-collecting stripper, and an Arts student who wears eighties band shirts unironically!
After three solid months of quirk hunting, Rodrigo had friended a Renaissance fair-loving guido, a Venetian carnival mask-collecting stripper, and an Arts student who wears eighties band shirts unironically!
by 11redred11 November 12, 2010
Get the quirk huntingmug. Noun. - The belief, with varying degrees of seriousness, that the world will end on December 21, 2012, based on a highly idiosyncratic interpretation of the ancient Mayan Long Count calendar, which pinpoints this precise date as the end of a 125-year long cycle.
Why are we planning on having kids, anyway? It's not like they'll live to see 2013.
Katrina has a serious case of Maya fever. I don't think the "2012" movie helped matters at all.
Katrina has a serious case of Maya fever. I don't think the "2012" movie helped matters at all.
by 11redred11 November 12, 2010
Get the Maya fevermug. Noun. - Slang term for New York City, derived from young white people's unrestrained adoration and reverence for the city. Often used derisively or ironically.
Of course Ron isn't spending the vacation here; he's on his yearly pilgrimage to white Mecca.
Oh my God, you went to college in NYC? That is my favorite place in the world. It's like, my Mecca.
Oh my God, you went to college in NYC? That is my favorite place in the world. It's like, my Mecca.
by 11redred11 November 12, 2010
Get the white Meccamug.