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White-Picket-Fence-Syndrome

a state of mind where a person blindly holds on to the idea of their perfect lifestyle, regardless of the inevitable life factors that make it impossible for it to be true.

For example if your mom keeps acting as if your family is that all American "white picket fence" family from the 50s, when no one acts or thinks that way (Extreme example:your parents expecte everyone to come home and talk about their day but your brother is hooked on meth and never comes home while your sister is at her boyfriends house pretending she doesn't have a family).
My mom has such a white-picket-fence-syndrome!
by Esgaroth January 8, 2010
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Cherry Picking

(also known as: suppressed evidence, fallacy of incomplete evidence, argument by selective observation, argument by half-truth, card stacking, fallacy of exclusion, ignoring the counter evidence, one-sided assessment, slanting, one-sidedness)

Description: When only select evidence is presented in order to persuade the audience to accept a position, and evidence that would go against the position is withheld. The stronger the withheld evidence, the more fallacious the argument.
My political candidate gives 10% of his income to the needy, goes to church every Sunday, and volunteers one day a week at a homeless shelter. Therefore, he is honest and morally straight.

Explanation: What information was left out of the example is that this same candidate gives 10% of his income to needy prostitutes in exchange for services, goes to the bar every Sunday after church (and sometimes before), and only works at the homeless shelter to get clients for his drug dealing business.

This is a prime example of cherry picking.
by Information Daily March 10, 2014
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North Dakota Pickax

While in the process of having a threesome (has to be 2 girls, one guy), the guy puts on a strap-on backwards, so it faces outwards from the buttocks. He then does it doggie style with the girl in front, while the other girl rides the strap-on from the back, essentially creating a swinging pickax motion.
Brady: Dude, Nathan, I found two girls that are DTF, we're going North Dakota Pickaxing tonight!
Nathan: Alright!

Jon: My wife said we should find another girl so we can North Dakota Pickax tonight
Otto: Dude, your wife rocks
by corndogthief December 13, 2014
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pickering middle school

Pickering Middle School is a middle school located in Lynn Massachusetts. It’s filled with shitty people, snakes, hoes, and bitches. You’ll find all types of shitty people ranging from ghetto to “I remind the teacher we have homework” type of people. The school is downright disgusting and jails probably have better conditions than this.
Bob: Hey, look over there!
Joe: Why what’s that? A jail?
Bob: Nah, it’s just Pickering Middle School.
Joe: Ohhh, I feel bad for those kids.
by thiccbeast January 10, 2018
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Picky Eater

A person that is adverse to a wide variety of foods; additionally picky eaters often display an unwillingness to try new foods, or any food that contains even a small amount of a food they do not like.
Sally won't eat broccoli because she hates green vegetables she is such a picky eater. Bill won't eat that it has onions in it he is such a picky eater.
by Youkai Touzoku October 26, 2009
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Pickle Derby

Similar to the Sausage Fest, it is a social gathering over-populated with guys.
Man, this party is such a pickle derby. Let's get out of here and find some chicks
by hevvyd October 26, 2006
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