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Imminent Graduation Apathy (IGA)

The feeling that a person gets when they are very close to graduating from their undergraduate/ graduate/ doctoral /advanced field of study degrees.

It is characterized by having no motivation to complete your assignments or study for your labs/exams, or invest any effort at all whatsoever in the remainder of your course work simply due to the fact that you are SO CLOSE to being done.
N: "Oh man, I'm so close to being done my undergraduate degree! I have only two assignments left, but I don't want to do them. Why God Why?!"
D: "You, my friend, have Imminent Graduation Apathy (IGA)"
N: "What's IGA?"
D: Imminent Graduation Apathy. You lack any motivation to invest any effort in the remainder of your course work, given that you are so close to being done.
N: You're right, I do have IGA. Why do I have to get it now, right when I'm so close to being done undergraduate?
D: *Sigh* Such is the way of IGA. It is a disease, like chickenpox. There is no escaping it. Everyone must get it at some point in their lives.
by Jos Louis April 3, 2013
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Reverse Mardi Gras

When you toss the stuff from Mardi Gras parades back at the people on the floats.
Person 1: If Tom Brady were ever on a Mardi Gras float, I'd 100% Reverse Mardi Gras that son of a bitch. Kid probably rushed AEPi at Vandy.
Person 2: I'm saving the spear that I caught at Orpheus just for him. I don't like quarterbacks who hook up with their kids. HOW YOU LIKE THEM APPLES TOM?!
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Social Media Graduation

Social media graduation has several definitions. When someone has evolved past the need for social media. This is often due to factors such as financial stability within the majority of the population. Occasionally this happens towards the end of Rumspringa as a last chance to party before going offline permanently (or at the least, no longer using social media). Social media graduation also happens due to factors of age, and having outgrown social media in some form, even if graduate decides to continue to use other social media. When social media graduation happens, online & offline celebrations are common, often happening at the same time. Strictly offline celebrations are common as well. This sort of event can cause paradoxical feelings of intense joy, sadness, loss of friendships, and strengthening of existing ones. It can be as important to some people as a high school, college or university graduation, depending on their background & culture.

Synonymous terms include, but are not limited to: Social networking graduation, insert website and / or app here graduation, internet graduation, social media retirement. This is not that same as quitting social media out of frustration, or a social media break.
example 1: the young man's social media graduation party before returning to The Amish Community was a welcome one. All of his new friends had a chance to say proper goodbyes, and plans to visit him & his community were made.

Example 2: Having outgrown the app, and wanting an excuse to have fun, the young lady threw a TikTok graduation party complete with a shocking ceremony to keep her legendary status.

Example 3: Being too busy for Facebook, they graduated from social media. They exchanged phone numbers, and mentioned their frequent hangouts to friends. They had a few drinks to celebrate with coworkers on a lunch break.

Example 4: Due to factors of aging, but wanting to quit social media, we threw a social media graduation party for our grandmother instead. She was much happier this was, and loved ones were more understanding.
by CorpseGrinder5000Returns January 13, 2022
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crab at mardi gras

"Like a crab at Mardi Gras" - a delightful expression portraying someone who fully embraces the spirit of joy and celebration, just like a carefree crab reveling in the festivities of Mardi Gras. This person radiates an infectious enthusiasm, dancing and mingling with uninhibited glee, adding an extra dash of whimsy to any gathering. Their exuberance is as vibrant as the flamboyant costumes and lively music, spreading laughter and creating memorable moments wherever they go. Their presence is a reminder to embrace life's festivities with a pinch of humor and a whole lot of fun.
We partied like crabs at Mardi Gras this weekend.

I got a new mattress, I'm going to sleep like a crab at Mardi Gras.
by CrabPatty June 8, 2023
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Lombardi Gras

Refers to the multi-purpose partying in New Orleans celebrating the Saints receiving the Lomardi trophy for winning Superbowl XLIV overlapping with Mardi Gras 2010 festivities.
I just booked us tickets to New Orleans to celebrate Lombardi Gras - this will be a once in a lifetime party!
by sfdave February 9, 2010
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mardi gras

literally "fat Tuesday"; a festival day ending a period of celebration and excess; usually occurs mid to late February, sometimes early March. Immediately followed by Ash Wednesday and Lent. Traditional Mardi Gras celebrations are held in Mobile, AL and New Orleans, LA
I get arrested getting drunk on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras.
by Hackster March 4, 2004
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gradu

Gradu (pronounced gra-DOO) = Any unwanted substance. There are two types:

1. Specific gradu: You know what it is (e.g., the brown residue that is left at the bottom of your coffee cup after you have been gone for a few days ... It's dried coffee!)

2. Non-specific gradu: You don't know what it is (e.g., the round, wrinkled, grayish fuzz-covered object you find in your vegetable drawer after being gone all summer).
Man, that was some gnarly gradu somebody left under the couch; it trapped all the dust bunnies! Yuck!
by oroboros January 8, 2009
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