Definitions by p.v.d.

arc raiders syndrome

when someone repeatedly lies about something or denies something that is most definitely true (based on an addiction to arc raiders that i didn’t quit for months)

person 1: that guy is so hot but i’m not gay
person 2: arc raiders syndrome

arc raiders syndrome by p.v.d. May 17, 2026

fandomfucked

a recurring period of time (typically lasting from 5 minutes to a day) when you’re unable to stop thinking about a fandom you’re currently in or something you’re currently obsessed with (usually a show or video game) and you start making connections to it in real life (e.g. you notice a bike in a parking lot and immediately think of how the kids in stranger things ride bikes), can be positive or negative (also called fanfucking or fanminding/fanminded)

“we should take the elevator”
“WAS THAT A REGRETEVATOR REFERENCE?”
“yeah ur definitely fandomfucked”

fandomfucked by p.v.d. April 13, 2026

douche chills

(noun) when you cringe so hard at something (a person, media piece, etc.) that you get goosebumps.

“this video is giving me douche chills.”

douche chills by p.v.d. April 4, 2026

faux reverie

(noun or adjective) deja vu or nostalgia for a distant and vague memory in your head that supposedly never happened, a fake or altered memory (usually very random/specific or something that barely makes sense)

every so often, i have flashbacks to driving in the car with my parents on a mountainside cliff next to a bay or ocean while listening to “my head & my heart” by ava max. it almost doesn’t seem real. i’ve asked my parents and they say they don’t remember it. i think it may be a faux reverie.

faux reverie by p.v.d. April 4, 2026

note blind

(verb) to be unable to read music notes or memorize them by heart, typically in band or on a key-based percussion instrument (e.g. marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, etc.), sometimes including beat counts as well (e.g. quarter note, whole note, eighth note, etc.)

“what note is the first beat of measure 4?”
“idk, i’m kinda note blind”

note blind by p.v.d. April 4, 2026

angora effect

when you discover something, such as a book series, community, game, show, app, movie or youtube channel you like that becomes stuck in your head and you keep thinking about it but it’s not exactly an obsession. (idk why i named it ‘angora’ i just like the name)

this fandom gives me the angora effect.

angora effect by p.v.d. November 24, 2025