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nightmarevision

a technique used in movies and videogames (especially fps, first-person-shooters) to make the game or movie seem much scarier than it is -- this effect is achieved by making the scene way darker than it needs to be, thus cloaking the presence and movement of monsters who are lurking in the background

sometimes bright, randomly flashing or sparking lights are added to sections of the scene to further heighten the tension

the use of nightmarevision in videogames began with Quake and continues on today... the recent movie Cloverfield used lots of nightmarevision which made certain scenes eerier and scarier, but also helped the director/editor hide the cuts and transitions in the supposedly single-shot pseudo-handheld video sequences... further scariness was achieved by switching from total darkness to nightvision in one scene, allowing the actors to see a little bit in the total dark, thus making nightvision a special form of nightmarevision

a similar concept to nightmarevision is spookyvision, first used on the tv show South Park for one of their Halloween specials... spookyvision uses the visage of Barbra Streisand, rather than darkness, to enhance the scariness of scenes
"Do you like that new fps you just got?"

"No. I couldn't set the gamma up high enough to see shit. Those asshole game writers kept the whole first level in nightmarevision, even when I got to the Boss. And it wasn't all that scary, the nightmarevision just made it hard to see or do anything. I'm like what the fuck? I think I just kissed off forty fuckin bucks."
by dsimms April 25, 2008
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Nightmare Fredbear

A scary as bear that won't leave me alone AT 12 IS THE FUCKING MORNING
HE IS UGLY LIKE A FUCKING BROWN BANANA AND SCARY AS HELL
by Funtime Freddy is H0t October 26, 2020
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Late Night Street Sweeper

When your friend ejaculates on his female counterparts torso, and then a second party enters and unknowingly kisses the torso of the same female. Thus resulting in the first male's semen in the second's mouth.
Man, Russell was a Late Night Street Sweeper last night with Jim and Alice.
by #TrapHouse/Everything November 6, 2014
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spaghetti night

When you make way too much spaghetti, but dinner is not over until you eat all of them.
Are we going to have a spaghetti night on Tuesday?
Again? Wasn't last time enough for you?
by DObrin DIrichkov September 16, 2023
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An adult diaper kind of night

A phrase used when emphasizing the commitment to the grind, so committed you have no time for even subtle bowel movements. The phrase can also be used when describing how a rather uncooperative food or drink might unsettle the stomach to the point of a bowel movement within the pants
Brad: yo you trying to grab some tequila shots before the game?

Chad: eh man idk, it’s looking like an adult diaper kind of night

Jenna: I got a 5 page paper due at 8am and I haven’t even started, it’s looking like an adult diaper kind of night.
by The mysterious handsome fellow December 11, 2020
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NightBlue3

NightBlue3 also known as Rabia,is a boosted kappa pride monkey.Even his friends call him boosted,but he has a cute boyfriend named Mike.Also he is known for being boosted by bronze players
"Drink whatever is under your sink"-NightBlue3
by Mikrir November 27, 2016
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Night Water

The water you drink in the middle of the night when you wake up extremely thirsty.
This shake almost tastes as good as night water.
by Finna.Yeet March 1, 2019
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