Definitions by Emotional Cruiser

children

"Young persons aged 0 through 17 years" and "unmarried persons still living with their parents" lumped together into one same English term — despite some foreign languages have separate terms for these different definitions

The cinema offers free admission for children under the age of 3 years, it only requires parents to pick age-appropriate movies.

children by Emotional Cruiser July 28, 2025

JDM

Originally standing for "Japanese Domestic Market", JDM is a slang term for "right-hand drive". Here, JDM is a backronym where "J" stands for a city starting from "J" located in right-hand drive countries, i.e. Jakarta and Johor. Meanwhile, "DM" remains standing for "Domestic Market". Henceforth, JDM stands for "Jakarta Domestic Market" or "Johor Domestic Market".

Despite being an Italian car, Alfa Romeo 164 has a right-hand drive version known as "JDM version" where "JDM" stands for "Johor Domestic Market".

JDM by Emotional Cruiser July 28, 2025

healing 

A slang term that originally means "medication" but ends up meaning "travelling".

After months of stress at work, I finally booked a trip to Bali for some healing.

healing by Emotional Cruiser July 27, 2025

mousedeered 

"Mousedeered" is a slang term for "insomnia", derived from the Indonesian word "kancilan" with this same meaning — which is in turn derived from the Indonesian word "kancil" meaning "mouse deer". Mousedeered is commonly caused by excessive caffeine consumption (especially through black coffee) and screen time within an hour before bed.

After finishing that late cup of black coffee, I knew I was going to be mousedeered all night.

mousedeered by Emotional Cruiser July 27, 2025

locker 

A slang term derived from the Indonesian backronym "loker", which humorously stands for "lowongan kerja", meaning "job vacancy". It is used to refer to job opportunities or places where job listings are posted, often in a lighthearted context.

I just checked the locker for the latest job vacancies—fingers crossed I find something good!

locker by Emotional Cruiser July 27, 2025

SMA

A backronym for "Seragam Modis & Atraktif" (Indonesian for "Fashionable & Attractive School Uniform"), derived from the Indonesian term "Sekolah Menengah Atas" (meaning "high school"). This term highlights the trend among high school girls to sport stylish and eye-catching uniforms, often setting fashion standards within their schools.

When I visit my old high school, I couldn't believe how the school girls wore their SMA uniforms—totally fashionable and way more stylish than what I wore in high school!

SMA by Emotional Cruiser July 27, 2025

cinema 

Derived from the word "sin", as most movies contain inappropriate contents (vulgarity, profanity, violence, drug use, etc.) This causes the lack of kid-friendly movies to be shown at K-12 school campuses as movies are made to entertain, not to educate. Movies without such inappropriate contents are like coffee without sugar — they're not something literally everyone wants but they do brighten the day of those who akcually desire them.

With so many films filled with inappropriate contents, it's no wonder schools struggle to find age-appropriate cinema movies for K-12 students!

cinema by Emotional Cruiser July 27, 2025