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Definitions by Vanguard 1998

Religiously homeless

An expression used to refer to either
1: an individual who does not belong to any particular faith
2: an individual who belongs to a certain type of faith that has multiple subgroups in it, like Christianity, but is not currently committed to attending services from any particular church ran by a specific faith
Danny is religiously homeless for while he identifies as being a Hindu, but is not currently attending any temple ran by any of the specific religious groups that are part of that faith.

Politically homeless 

An expression used to refer to an individual who don’t support a specific political party or ideology, but are active in politics
Terra: Diane seems to be very passionate about politics. I wonder what political party they support.
Luxord: If I’m recalling correctly, I thought they were politically homeless because I don’t ever recall them supporting any specific political party.

Political juggernaut 

An individual who is very skilled at debating politics and issues related to it, but the tactics they employ to win arguments are often quite brutal and disrespectful.
Karen: Hey. You look like you are stressed out. What is wrong?
Ezio: I got into a disagreement with Gary. He is interesting to talk to sometimes about politics because of how passionate he is about it; but often times he is so determined to win political disagreements that he can become very cruel and inconsiderate of how other people feel about the issue.
Karen: He sounds like he is a political juggernaut.

Kiss them good 

When a person grabs their romantic partner and passionately kisses them. Sometimes, it can turn into make out session.
After her boyfriend took Della out for a nice, romantic dinner, she really wanted to kiss them good to show her partner how much she loved him and appreciated all the work he had done to help and her family during that month.

Angle of attack 

1: In aerodynamics, it is the angle between the chord line of the wing of a plane and the vector which helps to identify what direction an aircraft is flying in and the amount of lift the aircraft has. Generally, the higher the angle of attack, the more lift it will have
2: In sailing, it is the angle between the sail's chord line and the direction of the oncoming wind, which will determine what direction a sailboat will travel in

3: On the battlefield, it means the direction/s the opposing force/s are coming from
4: In debates and political settings, it refers to the approach used by a politician to make and support their arguments and counter their opponent’s arguments.
Definition 3 example: The enemy troops’ angle of attack is coming from two miles, northeast of our current position.
Definition 4 example: Delegate Faleomavaega’s angle of attack consists of making an argument based on their opinions and beliefs and supporting that argument by either appealing to the needs of the people or supporting it using some relevant facts that indicate their argument is correct. To counter their opponent’s arguments, they target their opponent’s credibility by pointing out contradictions in their argument and or pointing any business or personal relationships they may suggest that individual has a conflict of interest; or the delegate points out weaknesses or misinformation in their opponent’s argument.

Romantic sense 

1: The ability of an individual to be able to tell what their romantic partner is thinking and how they’re feeling both physically and emotionally, which allows them to better address their partner’s needs and desires. This often helps to build and maintain a strong romantic bond between the partners; and facilitates more intimacy between them.
2: The ability of a person to read other people they know to figure out who they might be compatible with and or who they are likely attracted to, assuming they have not already told you. Having a strong social political sense in addition to this could be helpful in being able to accurately use this skill.
Cameron: I think Lily likes Timothy.
Xaldin: What makes you think that?
Cameron: Whenever they look at each other they seem to smile and over the past month when they get lunch, they always sit next to each other in the cafeteria.
Xaldin: Yeah, now I see what you’re saying. You seem to have a strong romantic sense.

Romantic lens flare 

A situation that arises when one or both partners in a romantic relationship are infatuated and distracted by each other that they become oblivious to what is happening in the world around them. It could be they just were not paying attention to their surroundings or they just don’t care. It is not usually done on purpose or to be intentionally mean as they are just distracted.
Luna: Hey Ivan. How are you doing today?
Ivan does not respond to her at all.

Luna: Ivan. How are you doing?
Ivan continues not to respond. Luna turns to Sergio.
Luna: Why is Ivan not responding to me?

Sergio: He is with his girlfriend right now, whom he is easily distracted by. He is probably suffering from a romantic lens flare. I think she will be leaving in a few minutes though, which hopefully he will listen once she leaves.