Emotional Cruiser's definitions

relapse

a) eventually starting masturbating again, after having once been able to stop masturbating, b) eventually restarting doing things that you've not done in a while

After a few months of self-control, I faced a relapse and found myself struggling to stick with my commitment to abstain from masturbating.

by Emotional Cruiser September 19, 2025

IRL

Abbreviation for "in real life"; refers to actual experiences or situations that occur outside of the virtual or digital realm, emphasizing the distinction between online interactions and real-world events

In my past life, I was a 17-year-old female student from Lima November High School who passed away on Tuesday, April 2nd 1991 whilst still wearing school uniform, like what my doctor had just verdict, having played Ultima VI: The False Prophet IRL by insisting on fasting during Ramadan despite suffering from typhus at the time.

by Emotional Cruiser October 16, 2025

cognitive distortion

Cognitive distortion refers to irrational or exaggerated thought patterns that can negatively impact a person's perception of reality. These distortions often lead to feelings of anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.

After failing his exam, Jake fell into a cognitive distortion, believing that he would never succeed in any subject, despite his previous good grades.

by Emotional Cruiser September 22, 2025

Sunday morning effect

The phenomenon where feature films based on TV series / Netflix web series are perceived as higher quality than feature films that give birth to TV series / Netflix web series, especially among children and teenagers who have been conditioned by the high production values of Sunday morning cartoons being adapted into feature films.

Everyone thinks that movie adaptation of the web series is a masterpiece, but it's just the Sunday morning effect working well!

by Emotional Cruiser July 11, 2025

smartphone surge

This slang term refers to the increase of screen time caused by owning a new smartphone. This phenomenon is mainly caused by a) long-term screen time increase caused by longer battery life, b) short-term screen time increase caused by making initial setting on the new smartphone, where the screen time is to return to normal durations once the smartphone has been on your hand for a while, c) having not installed AppBlock (a mobile similar to the Chrome extension to block websites) on the new smartphone, even though having had one on the last previously owned smartphone.

Ever since I got my new phone, I’ve been experiencing a serious smartphone surge—I can't stop scrolling, and my screen time is through the roof!

by Emotional Cruiser August 22, 2025

inception

A slang term named after the 2010 movie about "a dream within a dream" starring Matt Damon, originally meaning the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity. Now also gives birth to the suffix "-ception," indicating layering, nesting, or recursion.

I had an inception idea for my startup; it’s like a business within a business!

by Emotional Cruiser August 10, 2025

Threadpool

The title of the movie that your parents still deem to be too inappropriate for you to watch, even when you're mature enough to watch most other movies

I can't believe my friends are raving about watching "Threadpool" while my parents still think it's too inappropriate for me to see.

by Emotional Cruiser November 3, 2025