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penguinization

The process where we lose our ability to preform certain skills because of an over reliance of tools that we have created. e.g. calculators, computers, iTouch, etc. This happened when penguins stopped flying and they lost the ability to fly after a certain amount of time that had passed.
We were once able to add numbers visually at great speed, but have lost the ability due to the introduction of calculators is an example of penguinization. Cell phones with speed dial is another example of no longer remembering anyone's phone number because we access numbers electronically rather than relying on our memory.
penguinization by Icchok January 28, 2010
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penguinisation 

the act of scrunching together to preserve warmth.
Ah it's so fricking cold, penguinisation must begin NOW!
penguinisation by penguinsrule August 4, 2005

penguinisation 

the act of converting an animal into a penguin via a horrifc and many-bladed machine.
as in: where is my puppy mom?
im sorry honey, the ministry of penguinisation took him away and converted him.
(mwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaa)

penguination 

When you are feeling like a penguin and just want to waddle around
Penguination is overcoming me YAYY
penguination by Eyloshai April 7, 2019

Penguinisation 

The act of converting an object or animal into a Penguin. The process of converting an animal in to a Penguin is usually performed via a horrifc and many-bladed machine.
Through the act of penguinisation, Sarah's puppy is now a Penguin.
Penguinisation by Daktalis April 4, 2009

Summer Teeth 

When someone has a lot of missing teeth.
Mannn, that dude has summer teeth!
What do you mean?
Summer here, summer there...
Summer Teeth by BeckPot August 2, 2012
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The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
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