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Van Damme Americans

A Japanese term for patriotic fun loving, happy go lucky, bold and loud Americans. Often used to describe American military or people who mix comoflage and old glory patterns. Also used to describe Americans who live in the Bible belt.
The fact that Van Damme is Belgian is irrelevant because he played Guile in Street fighter
I'm visiting America to party with "Van Damme Americans."
by VanDammeAmerican March 20, 2023
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Gijs van Iwaarden

Someone who tries to be funny all the time. Also he'll try to fit in the group, wich he succeeds most of the time. A "Gijs van Iwaarden" is 9/10 times sarcastic, don't take him too serious. If you do, he will tell you otherwise.
Watch out if you see him outside in the dark though.
Sometimes he is such a Gijs van Iwaarden, he won't stop bregging about himself.
by Goezz November 22, 2021
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The Van Schwack Principle

The van schwack principal expouses, that it is very common in discourse, that it is much harder and takes far longer to explain why something said is ignorant then it simply is to say the ignorant thing.
Person 1: My friend is ignorant.

Person 2: What do you mean?
Person 1: Well they said something incredibly stupid sounding last night and it took me almost an hour to fully explain it.
Person 2: Van Schwack.
Person 1: No, it was Kevin.

Person 2: No, I mean the van schwack principal. You can say three words that take paragraphs to why it's ignorant. But you're right Kevin says I'm pretty dumb stuff. What did he say this time?
Person 1: It would take too long to explain.
Person 2: That's The Van Schwack Principle for you.
by Little Aware Bear May 20, 2022
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Van Schwack Theory

The Van Schwack Theory, is the theory that it's very common in conversation that it is much harder and takes far longer to explain why something said is ignorant, then it does to simply say the ignorant thing.
Person 1: My friend is ignorant!
Person 2: What do you mean?
Person 1: Well they said something incredibly stupid sounding last night and it took me almost an hour to fully explain it. Like exponentially longer.
Person 2: Van Schwack.
Person 1: No, it was Kevin! Again!
Person 2: No, I mean the van schwack THEORY. You can say three words that take paragraphs to why it's ignorant. But you're right Kevin says some pretty dumb stuff. What did he say this time?
Person 1: It would take too long to explain...
Person 2: That's The Van Schwack Theory for you.
by Lark Bear May 23, 2022
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The Van Schwack Law

When the explanation for why something is incorrect takes far longer to say then it does to say the incorrect thing. Like when someone like a guy named Van Schwack calls a false equivalency an apples to apples comparison and the explanation takes far longer than one sentence to explain a one sentence mistake.
Van Schwack,"that comparing apples to apples I don't see the false equivalency"

Intelligent people," oh boy that's going to take a while to explain. The Van Schwack Law told me this would happen. "
by Lark Druid February 6, 2022
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Victor Van Dort

Victor Van Dort is the main protagonist of Tim Burton’s movie: The Corpse Bride. Victor is voiced by Johnny Depp who also stars in many other Tim Burton films such as Edward Scissor Hands and Sleepy Hollow.

In The Corpse Bride, Victor is very shy. He likes drawing butterflies and enjoys playing the piano. He is also the arranged fiancé to Victoria Everglot.
by Rartin8899 November 9, 2020
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coco van dijk

"look how stylish she is"
"it must be coco van dijk"
by ruels wife January 18, 2021
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