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Second Act Library

/sekənd/ /akt/ /ˈlīˌbrerē,ˈlīb(ə)rē/
noun, phrase

1. A term used to define a horror trope -- the period of a horror film (most often occurring in the latter half of the Second Act) where the hero/es research their foe/s in an effort to become more equally matched and equipped to battle them in the Final Act. Coined by screenwriter Kimberley Elizabeth.

eg. ~ Copyright-safe Google searches, Wikipedia scouring, Newspaper clippings, Microfiche scanning, and trips to the - you guessed it - Library.
When the characters of I Know What You Did Last Summer go to Billy Blue's sister's house and look through that yearbook, it was a total Second Act Library moment.
by Kimmi Kill Zombie March 2, 2021
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second stepcousin

1. The grandchild of one's grandparent's stepsibling.
2. The stepgrandchild of one's grandparent's sibling.
3. The grandchild of one's stepgrandparent's sibling.
by Elivaldeq November 24, 2019
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2-second fight

An idiot picked a street fight against a black belt Jiu-Jitsu. It was a 2-second fight.
by youngleftyguy March 8, 2021
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20 Second Kenway

The zone DJ Kenway Live gets in when he plays no more than 20 seconds of each slapper (Hi-Energy Rhythmic Songs). Kenway Live is known for his ability to play back to back slapper (Hi-Energy Rhythmic Songs also known as slaps).
Breh! the club was already poppin, but 20 Second Kenway came outta nowhere and had all them chicks sweatin' out their hair.
by ArnoldsMind December 13, 2019
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second hand slut

When an ugly girl thinks she is the shit because her hot friends get attention. She mistakes her friends attention for her own. It gives her a big ego.
Dude, Kennedy is such a second hand slut. She thinks the attention she gets from guys is towards her but its actually toward her hot friends.
by chuckschuckles April 21, 2025
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second blessing

The burning sensation in ones rectum when passing stool the day after ingesting a spicy meal, giving a person 2 instances of enjoyment out of the hot spices. Thus, a "second" blessing.
- "Whats that loud scream coming from the bathroom?"
- "Oh, thats just Steve, enjoying his second blessing from yesterdays beef vindaloo"
by Klimpbizkit January 21, 2024
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Second chance

Some people try to make the point that you only get so many second chances. Once you get past one second chance, you don't get any more second chances, you're already on your third chance.
Once you die, you stop at the second chance, the fourth chance, or the chance you were on, but you never get another second chance after you've had one second chance.
by Solid Mantis April 5, 2020
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