Playing cards

A phrase used to describe one's inability to eat, pee or sit down while taking care of your loved ones.

Maureen Walsh: “... nurses are probably playing cards for a considerable amount of the day!”

by AuntDoritoRN April 19, 2019

Players Curse

When you have treated girls like a game and when you start having kids you only have girls.

Man1: Did you hear that he's having wife's pregnant with their third girl.
Man2: It must be when he was younger, that damn players curse

by toitgus March 11, 2019

cards against humanity

The best, funniest party game in existence. Like Apples to Apples, but infinitely more offensive.

We played Cards Against Humanity and laughed for hours.

by Niki Marie September 23, 2013

The Kardashian Curse

Every man that dates a Kardashian, their life goes downhill after that.

The Kardashians turned Scott into an alcoholic, Lamar Odom into a Crackhead and Bruce Jenner into a woman, I can't wait what they do to Kanye. That is the the Kardashian Curse.

by Crazy_Puggle June 30, 2016

House-of-Cards Justice System

A "house-of-cards justice system" is a system that gives the illusion of standing for justice, but is simply a set of barely balanced cards, stacked upon each other to suit the requirement of the time, and which will collapse on closer analysis.

Johnny: Dang, a minority religious leader from my neighborhood was charged and convicted based on no evidence or witnesses
Jake: Hays County has a house-of-cards justice system

by Jake Pepper May 10, 2011

keep your cards close to your chest

Keep your plans only with you, be careful and do not tell to the wrong person. small mouth.

I´m leaving my job next year for a 6 months travel around the world, but should keep your cards close to your chest, otherwise your boss will fire you before next year.

by billy22012 October 17, 2013

Ao3 author curse

An occurence in which a fanfiction author (typically writing on archiveofourown.org) gets into an extremely sticky situation, but said author's first priority is their fanfic. This event commonly leads into an authors note apologising for a hiatus that is obsurdly reasonable.

Examples of "sticky situations" include:
Getting stuck in a flood
Finals for school
Hurricanes taking out power
Pregnancy
Marriage
Accidentally drinking bleach
Having loved ones die
Going on vacation
Having your roommate take of their meds at once
Having your beta reader go to prison
Going to prison
Etc.

Synonyms include "Ao3 author syndrome"

"I started writing fanfiction a week ago and I'm already struggling from the ao3 author curse"

by Random person ig February 14, 2023