A complex where the creator of any representation of something else (Statue, drawing, etc.) believes one of their specific creations, or all of them, are so realistic that it must fulfill the role of the object it is representing. This is in reference to Michelangelo's famous episode where he carvead a statue so similar to a real person he god mad when it didn't answer him, he punched it and broke part of its knee.
That idiot got Michelangelo Complex after writing that Urban Dictionary defenition, and really expected it would become widely adopted piece of slang
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A seemingly uncontrollable urge to prevent minivans from overtaking another vehicle due to the amount of shame and embarrassment it would bring.
"I was driving to work today and a van had the audacity to drive faster than me! Can you believe that? I'm not gonna let some stupid soccer-mom minivan overtake me!"
"Dude, it sounds like you have a minivan complex."
"I was trying to get ahead of this slower-moving car but for some reason every time I tried he would speed up and cut me off!"
"Sounds like he had a pretty big minivan complex."
"Dude, it sounds like you have a minivan complex."
"I was trying to get ahead of this slower-moving car but for some reason every time I tried he would speed up and cut me off!"
"Sounds like he had a pretty big minivan complex."
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Get the Kanye Complex mug.When you stalk someone's social media profile for too long, you start thinking like a detective because you just know they're up to something. Like a hero complex, but ten times creepier.
John: I'm stalking my ex's new boyfriend's profile because I'm pretty sure he's a weirdo, but now I think I'm developing an inspector complex.
Dave: Go, complex, go...
Dave: Go, complex, go...
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Get the Inspector Complex mug.An unjustified feeling of superiority over traditional Islamic scholarship, coupled with a drive to create a revolution in Islamic understanding. Often driven by ignorance, arrogance, and certification from prestigious Western institutes.
It’s derived from the word mujaddid.
It’s derived from the word mujaddid.
Person 1: Did this guy just say that the Quran doesn’t teach the virgin birth of Jesus?
Person 2: Yeah, and so explicit in the Quran and all exegetes agree that Jesus had no father. That dude is suffering from a mujaddid complex.
Person 2: Yeah, and so explicit in the Quran and all exegetes agree that Jesus had no father. That dude is suffering from a mujaddid complex.
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