Helvetica syndrome

The phenomenon during the mid to late 1990's where newly created fonts at the time, like Arial Rounded, Comic Sans MS, FF Dax, FF Meta, Fira Sans, Tahoma, Verdana, were used on publications and advertising materials as an epitome of modernity

You could see Helvetica syndrome in action everywhere in the late 1990s, with designers ditching traditional fonts for trendy options like Comic Sans and Verdana to give their work a fresh, modern vibe!

by Emotional Cruiser September 23, 2025

Single Pringle Syndrome

Single Pringle Syndrome is when you’re single but your single-ness is causing you sadness whenever you realize you’re alone without a significant other

Guy 1: Aw man, today’s Valentines Day. Single Pringle syndrome is hitting me hard.

Guy 2:… What the fuck is single Pringle syndrome?

Guy 1: tl;dr Im sad that im single

Guy 2: Makes sense

by CarlosCartBook February 14, 2023

dance major syndrome

Dance major syndrome is a fictional disease that is carried by people who pick dance as their “major” at school. This was started at a performing arts school called “MD Robert’s school of the Arts” and “Stilwell school of the arts” At these schools you can pick majors such as Theater, Band, Dance, etc. But it is commonly known amongst dance majors that they walk around the school thinking they are the shit. They will go from being your friend to thinking you are weird. Symptoms of dance major syndrome are posting stop motions with other dance majors, going to skate zone, being in dance (yes this is a symptom), talking to you less and less, and more. If you know someone with dance major syndrome it may not be too late to help. You can try to put some “silly” back in them. This means you can make them a little weird again or you could try humbling them, but just remember it might be too late and it may have already taken over the body.

“Bro I remember when Sally used to hang out with us” “yeah we used to be really good friends. What happened?” “Dance major syndrome bro. Dance major syndrome.”

by imakeinsidejokesonhere February 25, 2024

Bloody Ear Syndrome (BES)

When someone talks to you or another in your listening area and voice is so irritating it causes an uncontrollable bleeding of the ears.

When Jody comes into to my office and starts talking my ears start bleeding. She gives me a case of Bloody Ear Syndrome (BES).

by bigmack03 December 14, 2010

Eldest sibling syndrome

Eldest sibling syndrome or E.S.S is When you are the eldest amongst your siblings so you automatically fall into the cycle of having to use things until they are disintegrating because you can't ask for new ones.

Whereas on the other hand any younger sibling can ask for whatever and get it instantaneously because they are not the eldest.

Examples of this include tattered clothes and using things until they break.

Person 1: Dude. Your underwear is literally hanging by the elastics. Why don't you get new ones?

Person 2: Oh you know why. Ask my little brother.

Person 1: No wait. Don't tell me you have Eldest Sibling Syndrome!?
Person 2: It's gotten worse

by Mad King JJ July 29, 2017

sloth bear syndrome

A sense of perceiving everything and everyone as a threat no matter how friendly or diplomatic they seem, this is obviously taken from an attribute of a sloth bear; where it considers any animal a threat due to the past experiences of being hunted often

(This example is mimicking Escape from tarkov since I can't think of better examples)

PMC 1 : That player scav spots me from a mile away and starts shooting I didn't even try to look like a threat!
PMC 2 : They probably have sloth bear syndrome from being attacked too much by other player scavs

by Cursed_Spoon May 3, 2023

Gabriel-syndrome

the Gabriel-syndrome is a syndrome where somebody is very retarded and has

no mother figure in their life.
(but a father figure.)

Child:"Mom look this person looks retarded!"
Mom:"oh, don't worry my dear they just have the Gabriel-syndrome."

by .kittyy._ January 23, 2024