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Scream Wolf

Definition:
scream wolf /skri m wʊlf/ (phrase, informal)

1. To raise a false alarm or make an urgent claim that is not true, especially in a recent or dramatic situation.
– Compare: cry wolf (used for repeated or older false warnings).

Example:
He screamed wolf about being in danger, but when it really happened, no one took him seriously.

Origin:
A modern twist on the classic fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", with “scream” emphasizing urgency or recency.
Define: Scream Wolf

1. To raise a false alarm or make an urgent claim that is not true, especially in a recent or dramatic situation.
– Compare: cry wolf (used for repeated or older false war

Origin:
A modern twist on the classic fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", with “scream” emphasizing urgency or recency.

Tags:
slang, false alarm, cry wolf, urgent lie, modern idiom, scream, wolf, exaggeration
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Streamolepsy

The act of falling asleep while searching for something to watch on Netflix or other streaming service
I feel asleep looking for something to watch on Netflix, I must be streamoleptic or have streamolepsy
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Screaming doughnut

A never ending loop of men engaged in anal intercourse locking the last man into the first.
“Mate, that stag do got so weird it almost became a Screaming Doughnut. We had to call it a night.”
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Screamer

A sex act where you place your face in your partners ass and scream as loud as you can
Girl you so damn fine I wanna scream in your ass! You ever had a screamer?
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screams

A slang term for "reveals".
The Happy Family sticker on that car's rear windshield screams that the Sherbrooke family has 3 children and 1 cat.
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Screaming over Mac n' Cheese

when you discover your wife/girlfriend/partner having sex with another man. it refers to yelling at them and being ignored aside from the squelching sound of the fucking that sounds like Mac n' Cheese
you: when I saw them I felt like I was screaming over Mac n' Cheese
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Screaming over Mac n' Cheese

when you discover your wife/girlfriend/partner having sex with another man. it refers to yelling at them and being ignored aside from the squelching sound of them fucking that sounds like Mac n' Cheese
you: when I saw them, I felt like I was screaming over Mac n' Cheese
Bro: that's rough man
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