Reverse osmosis 

When someone washes their hands prior to shitting but not following

Unfortunately I walked into the bathroom of the restaurant and caught the chef pull a reverse osmosis- apparently he didn't want to get my dinner on his asshole but had no problem with the contrary.

Reverse osmosis by Janet Fupa August 21, 2013

Accent Osmosis

A phenomenon characterized by a subject involuntarily/subconsciously adopting a foreign accent by mere exposure to a speaker. Symptoms persist during exposure but quickly fade after exposure is terminated. Conscious over-ride is possible, but can also cause the accent to become hyperaccessible in the subject, leading to a mixture of the subject's native accent and the foreign one. Further research needs to be conducted in order to isolate a causal factor for the phenomenon.

Oh yeah, that's called accent osmosis.

Accent Osmosis by CoffeyHaus134 September 29, 2010

Technological Osmosis 

The term Technological Osmosis is a jargon term used in technically focused organizations that rely heavily on email communication. The term refers to the ability to understand a technical requirement even though the requirement has not been communicated. The term evolved to add levity the common communication Faux Pas of neglecting to attach a document.

Usually used in the negative.

Example:

Sender - "Please design the solution in accordance to the attached requirement's document"

Response - "I am sorry that I lack technological osmosis skills, please attach the attachment to the previous email."

Technological Osmosis by J. Steel February 11, 2010

social osmosis 

Where a person adopts the catchphrases of another person when they start hanging out with them.

Person 1- "It's weird, Jim has been using the word 'dude' a lot lately."
Person 2- "Yeah he has been hanging out with Sue and that is her word."
Person 1- "Oh he has a case of social osmosis."

social osmosis by Katrina_is_Replaced December 27, 2011

arigato osmosis 

It literally means thanking difusion.
It can be used sarcastically in sentences to thank a person for all the BS a person says.
Basically a normie way of saying thankyou.

mariana- tiktok is amazing you should try it once.
juan- arigato osmosis dipshit

arigato osmosis by tawdle November 8, 2020

Oshawa by Osmosis 

Inability to fight the urge to wear white Baby Phat pants and extra large hoop earings.Usually occuring within 3-5 days of residing in Oshawa.

"Hey Jes, I need to get back to the city hella bad, I'm feeling a little Oshawa by osmosis."

Oshawa by Osmosis by LittleBee4 July 6, 2009

internet osmosis 

the passive process by which one learns of something via a. social networks or b. other forms of internet-based informational services. It is key to note that the knowledge in question must be about something one does not have first-hand exposure to and/or experience with.

Used most specifically in reference to second-hand knowledge of internet-based phenomena/culture such as a meme.

Etymology: An adaptation of osmosis as defined as a study method.

"The cake is a lie?" Yeah, I know what that references - I've never played Portal but I learned about that meme through internet osmosis.

internet osmosis by MissMercurial July 11, 2011