Independent Dependent

Someone who has a full time job but still lives with their parents. A term coined by Greg Evans in his newspaper comic strip LuAnn. Becoming increasingly common as costs of living continue to rise.
by Shepherd Guy May 10, 2025
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ChatGPTese

A unique dialect of English characterized by the clear, concise, and polite language typically used by OpenAI's ChatGPT. It’s known to make frequent use of various adjectives, often using more than a typical human would in normal conversation.
The above description was written in ChatGPTese. It sounds that way because ChatGPT actually wrote it.
by Shepherd Guy May 28, 2024
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Plot Polonium

The opposite of plot armor: a predictable guarantee that a character will die for plot purposes.

Refers to the 2006 assassination of Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko in London using polonium, a dangerous and radioactive element.
Andrew: That dude is making out with the main character’s love interest!
Bill: He has plot polonium. He’ll die by two episodes. I’m calling it.
by Shepherd Guy April 26, 2020
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Shapiro Mode

Sometimes referred to as Chipmunk Mode.

Slang for putting a video, especially a boring instructional video, on 2x speed to make it go by faster, typically because the presenter talks too slowly. So named because it makes the presenter sound like Ben Shapiro (or a chipmunk).
Ugh, another asynchronous lecture video. Let's save us some time and energy and put it into Shapiro Mode.
by Shepherd Guy September 01, 2021
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Spendzone

A level of Dating Hell deeper than the friendzone. In the Spendzone, a girl will expect you to buy her a bunch of expensive gifts only to reveal that she wasn’t into you at all and just wanted to extract financial support from you. Very frequently, she’ll ditch you for a richer guy. Then lather, rinse, repeat.
I spent $2k on a Gucci purse for my girlfriend only for her to spendzone me and run off with some podiatrist in Queens.
by Shepherd Guy July 11, 2025
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