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Performative Dissonance

The artistic technique or emotional state where a piece of music, art, or a person displays a contradiction between the external appearance and the internal reality — without openly acknowledging it. In music, it refers to the contrast between energetic, upbeat melodies or performative confidence and lyrics that express vulnerability, insecurity, or pain. The juxtaposition reflects the emotional façade people often put on, hiding their true feelings behind a mask of positivity or strength. The key element is that the performance does not break the fourth wall — the song or performance never directly acknowledges the dissonance, instead allowing it to exist in the tension between sound and meaning.
1. Olivia Rodrigo's "Brutal" is a classic example of performative dissonance — the loud, confident sound masks the anxiety and frustration she’s feeling.

2. The song had an overwhelming sense of performative dissonance, where the upbeat rhythm clashed with the loneliness in the lyrics.
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amazon.com uses a long title for the meta quest 3 128gb base model.
this results in stuff like this:
person: *searches meta quest 3 on amazon*
amazon: are you interested in the Meta Quest 3 128GB— Breakthrough Mixed Reality Headset — Powerful Performance?
person: why couldn't you just say "meta quest 3 128gb"? isnt that a little extra?
by daftrio August 23, 2024
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performance management

Performance management is the supervision and oversight of employees, departments, and organizations with the objective of seeing that milestones and objectives are reached in an efficient and effective manner.
We've implemented performance management in the call center by setting goals and KPI's for each team member which will be reviewed as part of their appraisal process.
by SirCarboy January 16, 2019
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performance khakis

speciále pair of khakis intended to make you look queer as fuck.
Bro, johnny wearing those performance khakis in the gym was such a cuck move.
by dirtydoggy6969 May 12, 2019
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San Diego School of the Creative and Performing Arts

“Where do you go to school?” “San Diego School of the Creative and Performing Arts (SDSCPA)” “really? That’s dope!” “Nah man, It’s just Ghetto-ass LaGuardia”
by SDSCPA Muncher :) December 5, 2021
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Ghost Performer

A ghost performer is someone who fills in for a type of performance or routine if a member isn’t available it could be someone random or someone that a choreographer would know of with the same skill set that would be used in the routine or simply a hired stunt double or someone who can execute a role in a performance when needed.
A ghost performer is needed due to one of our members not being available for our circus routine.
by Nashlyn July 29, 2022
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Perform a Max

The act of sucking on another mans toe, strictly because you crave acceptance
I hope they invite me to that party, I swear to god I’ll perform a Max just to get that invite
by ToeMax December 14, 2020
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