Emotional Cruiser's definitions
Colloquially refers to a person who lends money or provides financial support, akin to how an ATM (Automated Teller Machine) dispenses cash. This term highlights the expectation that the individual will be readily available to provide funds when needed.
Whenever I'm short on cash, I jokingly call my friend the ATM, knowing I can count on him to lend me money.
by Emotional Cruiser September 19, 2025
Get the ATMmug. That one musical instrument combination with a minimum age requirement to play, often implying a level of maturity needed to handle the complexities and nuances of the music. This phrase humorously highlights how certain instruments, like the saxophone and violin, are often associated with more advanced skill levels and the expectation of a certain age or experience.
When I tried to sign up for band class, they told me I had to be at least 18 years old to play the sax and violins—guess my dreams of being a child prodigy are on hold
by Emotional Cruiser August 7, 2025
Get the sax and violinsmug. The phenomenon when the box office success of one Indonesian movie, e.g. "AADC: Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?" (2002) whose title means "What's Up with Love?", is immediately followed by the emergence of many Indonesian movies with similar themes
After "AADC: Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?" became a hit, the AADC effect kicked in, and suddenly every new release was another teen romance trying to capture the same magic!
by Emotional Cruiser September 25, 2025
Get the AADC effectmug. "Ramadan effect" is the effect where the fasting month of Ramadan is more memorable (read: leave better / more positive impression, stand out brighter) than the other 11 months in the Islamic calendar. For example, if you're a Moslem born between 1965 and 1980, you would remember the things you do on Tuesday, April 2nd 1991 (a date that coincided with the fasting month of Ramadan) whilst waiting for the time to break the fast — better than any other memory throughout your entire lifetime.
If you're a Moslem born between 1965 and 1980, you surely remember Tuesday, April 2nd 1991, waiting to break your fast, much better than any other day. It must be Ramadan effect kicking hard at the time.
by Emotional Cruiser October 22, 2025
Get the Ramadan effectmug. A term that refers to both the attempt to "hoard" more screen time (that can be obtained) from parents and the panic buying that occurred on Friday, March 13th, 2020, right before the COVID-19 lockdown. This term highlighting a sense of urgency and accumulation in both contexts.
Kids trying to negotiate extra screen time are just hoarding it like people did with toilet paper during the pandemic!
by Emotional Cruiser July 18, 2025
Get the hoardingmug. Similar to the Indonesian slang term "langganan" with this same meaning, the slang term "subscription" refers to something that has occurred often that you're tired of happening, e.g. being scolded by your dad for every smallest of the smallest thing you do. It often describes repetitive situations that provoke annoyance or fatigue.
My dad's constant nagging about my grades has turned into a subscription I'm just tired of dealing with.
by Emotional Cruiser September 19, 2025
Get the subscriptionmug. More of a stigma than the akcual condition, this slang term refers to parents who impose their children the same screen time limits as the persons who "only" subscribe to 20~100 YouTube channels even though these children subscribe to 600+ YouTube channels.
My friends think I’m a bad parent just because I "only" let my kids watch YouTube for 2 hours per day. I mean, they have subscriptions to over 600 channels — they just have the same screen time as the persons who "only" subscribe to 20~100 YouTube channels!
by Emotional Cruiser August 10, 2025
Get the bad parentmug.