The Chinese wholesale site where most consumer brands get their merchandise from. Also named after the multibillion dollar company that created the site.
Scummy businesses often buy cheap merchandise from Alibaba, slap their logo on them, and then solely rely on catchy marketing tactics and social media to hype their product up.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian September 04, 2023
As a han Chinese myself, I can confirm that Shuai means something cool, awesome, swag, dope, etc. It is indeed very similar to the Japanese equivalent of Sugoi. Part of me wishes that shuai became more popular than sugoi.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian December 05, 2021
One cannot talk about the culture of 2010 without dividing the decade in half.
The first five years were pretty damn good. Pop culture was at its peak during this time, characterized by sensational music videos like gangnam style and the harlem shake, and pop artist icons such as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and Katy Perry. During this time period, EDM (primarily dubstep, electro and big room house) had become the new standard of pop music, slowly replacing rock-influenced pop music of the 2000s. Internet meme culture was becoming more and more mainstream, characterized by troll memes, rage comics, impact font image macros, and—by late 2014—finally evolving into the more familiar dank meme culture (shrek, mlg montage parodies). Other memorable cultural phenomenons around this time include Kony 2012, the "end of the world" on Dec 21 2012, and the ALS ice bucket challenge. This was also the time where smartphones and tablets were on the rise, laying the foundation to today's smartphone-driven society. Overall the first half of this decade was pretty cool and entertaining, lighthearted even, and did not disappoint.
The first five years were pretty damn good. Pop culture was at its peak during this time, characterized by sensational music videos like gangnam style and the harlem shake, and pop artist icons such as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and Katy Perry. During this time period, EDM (primarily dubstep, electro and big room house) had become the new standard of pop music, slowly replacing rock-influenced pop music of the 2000s. Internet meme culture was becoming more and more mainstream, characterized by troll memes, rage comics, impact font image macros, and—by late 2014—finally evolving into the more familiar dank meme culture (shrek, mlg montage parodies). Other memorable cultural phenomenons around this time include Kony 2012, the "end of the world" on Dec 21 2012, and the ALS ice bucket challenge. This was also the time where smartphones and tablets were on the rise, laying the foundation to today's smartphone-driven society. Overall the first half of this decade was pretty cool and entertaining, lighthearted even, and did not disappoint.
The second half, however, is where everything went downhill. Not even starting with the apocalyptic election of Donald Trump, pop culture in general began devolving into a cesspit of mediocrity, where the entire industry seems to have shifted to a more methodical approach, relying more on generic yet effective formulas than ever before. This was the time when fidget spinners and dabbing were actually a thing, and when ASMR, mukbang, and slime videos started becoming all the rage. It is also in this second half of the decade where politics and social justice became a large area of concern (and contempt) to the public eye, which led to the widespread use of terms such as 'SJW', 'snowflake', alt-right', and 'liberal cuck'. Memes have also devolved, relying heavily on shallow humour, cringe, making innocent things look vile, and absurdity. Pretty much the second half of this decade is just a more shallower, convoluted, and depressing version of the first half.
Other notable cultural trends of the second half include, but are not limited to: fidget spinners
Person 1: Man, I miss 2010s culture, back when we had rage comics and back when filthyfrank was still active
Person 2: So I guess the 2010s must be your favourite decade
person 1: Well yes, but actually no.
Other notable cultural trends of the second half include, but are not limited to: fidget spinners
Person 1: Man, I miss 2010s culture, back when we had rage comics and back when filthyfrank was still active
Person 2: So I guess the 2010s must be your favourite decade
person 1: Well yes, but actually no.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian May 03, 2020
Something that, when spoken, elicits some really disturbing connotations.
Never use this word. Please.
Never use this word. Please.
Me: Hey what's the cafeteria serving for today?
Friend: Soup
Me: Oh, what kind of soup?
Friend: Dunno, but I scooped up a ribcage, some fresh chicken broth maybe
Me: Ewww stop!!! I don't wanna hear that ever again!!!!
Friend: Soup
Me: Oh, what kind of soup?
Friend: Dunno, but I scooped up a ribcage, some fresh chicken broth maybe
Me: Ewww stop!!! I don't wanna hear that ever again!!!!
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian January 12, 2022
1) Some lame ass token economy system that shit-for-brains elementary school teachers love to brainwash their 'special' students with
2) A question that's been asked to the point of ad nauseam, and can no longer warrant a response (i.e. no fucks given)
2) A question that's been asked to the point of ad nauseam, and can no longer warrant a response (i.e. no fucks given)
1) Paul the helper: Pog marbles or stickers.
2nd grader: POG????
Paul the helper: Yes
2nd grader: POG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paul the helper: Ok here you go
2nd grader: *starts to cry after realizing he had been duped*
2) Mr. Dotard: Pog marbles or stickers?
5th grader: whatever
2nd grader: POG????
Paul the helper: Yes
2nd grader: POG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paul the helper: Ok here you go
2nd grader: *starts to cry after realizing he had been duped*
2) Mr. Dotard: Pog marbles or stickers?
5th grader: whatever
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian March 21, 2021
A super powerful photo & video editing app that is used by everyone from professionals to amateur photographers. They offer a wide range of filters and presets to choose from.
Me: I love VSCO
Her: OMG me too!
Me: yeahhh like, they have so many filters to choose from!!
Her: Wut
Her: OMG me too!
Me: yeahhh like, they have so many filters to choose from!!
Her: Wut
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian February 06, 2020
In psychology, rumination is when you can't take your mind off of something, often a bitter or negative experience you had in the past, and it still continues to bother you. You try to combat these intrusive thoughts, but they keep coming back no matter how hard you try to push them out. Rumination can be anywhere from a few minutes to an entire hour.
This is often due to a lack of resolution/rectification towards the bitter experience, especially if you failed to take control of the situation.
Rumination can also be about future events or goals, especially a harmful, unhealthy and unrealistic goal that you want to pursue.
The more you ruminate, the deeper the hole you're digging for yourself. It is better to stop ruminating early, or else you might end up in a very unhealthy state, both mentally and physically.
This is often due to a lack of resolution/rectification towards the bitter experience, especially if you failed to take control of the situation.
Rumination can also be about future events or goals, especially a harmful, unhealthy and unrealistic goal that you want to pursue.
The more you ruminate, the deeper the hole you're digging for yourself. It is better to stop ruminating early, or else you might end up in a very unhealthy state, both mentally and physically.
Peter had plans to assemble his Ikea furniture today, but during the assembly his mind wandered off and he started to ruminate about his ex and how she "borrowed" his money but never returned it back, and afterwards broke up with him. He had all these malicious thoughts inside his head and wanted to execute them all, but couldn't get himself to for the sake of his sanity. Peter's rumination costed him an hour's worth of time.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian February 28, 2021