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Gorilla in the Mirror Syndrome 

Gorilla in the Mirror Syndrome or GOMS is when try and have a serious argument with someone, but they don't fully understand the reason for the position or assume you're position is different to what it actually is and think you're position is just selfish, vindictive or evil and carry on arguing with you based what they think you're position is rather than what it actually is. Quickly dismissing every point you, no matter how carefully it's done.

An example is Cathy Newman when interviewing Jordan Perterson.

Taken from the theory that Gorillas probably are self-aware like the other great apes, however when a Gorilla is shown a mirror it will just continuously attack it before it has a chance to realise what its actually looking at.
She's not listening to you, she has Gorilla in the mirror syndrome.

Through the mirror

A point of time, usual during a night of drinking, when someone crosses over to a crazier, angrier or funnier side.
We were having a great time but then Joey went through the mirror and started a fight with the bouncer.

Dodging the Mirror

Occurs when two people are walking toward each other in the same path in a crowded area or narrow hallway but with enough room for each person to slightly walk past each other. Both parties try to avoid walking into one another by getting out of each other's path, but instead, while walking towards each other, dodge into each other's path at the same time, resulting in confusion, frustration, and sometimes laughter.
Two men who do not know each other walking towards each other down the magazine section of the supermarket

Tom:What are you doing?

Jacob(in an urkel voice): Quit dodging the mirror sir! It's not funny! Everyone is watching.

Tom and Jacob both together:Arrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!

......then they both laugh and drink a beer afterwards.....

hit the mirror 

When you pop a high pressure pimple and a rod of semi-soft pus literally hits the bathroom mirror
Beth and Zev had a pimple popping competition (categories: distance, volume, speed, acceleration, pus to blood ratio, ooze factor). Beth won the distance category, as her's hit the mirror.

Behind the mirror 

Closeted homosexual. One who is in the closet behind a mirrored door.
“Has ‘so and so’ got a girlfriend yet?” “Naa, he’s still doing his hair behind the mirror, but I’m sure he’ll come out soon”
Behind the mirror by Pork Almighty October 30, 2018

Looking into the mirror 

The act of taking copious ammonts of Cocaine
"So what have you done over the weekend?"

"A long weekend of looking into the mirror."

"Ah, a bit of soul searching was it?"

"Nah...Cocaine"