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Parasocial Stockholm Syndrome

When someone is in a parasocial/one-sided relationship with a famous person (typically a celebrity or online personality).. and this famous person happens to exhibit toxic, abusive, or inappropriate behavior. The fan ignores their distasteful behavior and continues to support them.

Alternatively, maybe the fan is aware of what they're doing.. but they feel stuck in this one-sided relationship and it's hard for them to escape because of how attached they are.
I'm really into this guy.. but he also creeps me out sometimes. I feel like.. if I ever found out that he's actually a bad person that has done bad things, it would be really hard for me to detach myself from him.

The weirdest part? I don't even know him personally! He's a YouTuber. So why do I feel this way? It's like some form of.. parasocial stockholm syndrome that I'm experiencing or something. That's the only way I can describe it.
by mynameisnotrelevantlol August 15, 2023
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Parasocial

That youtuber has a parasocial relation with his fans.
by AbsoluteUnite May 1, 2021
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parascoping

verb.

When one's penis goes though the opening of his boxers. Usually occuring when getting out of bed, or after sitting.
Dan: "Good morning Christy!"

Christy: "Dude! Fix your boxers! You're parascoping!"
by parascoper November 13, 2011
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parasocial

pertaining to abnormalities in society.
The locals have launched a campaign to extirpate parasocial problems.
by uttam maharjan March 9, 2010
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Parascoping

When one gets a boner in waist deep water causing the tip to protrude the surface.
While at the swim up bar, Matt was caught parascoping while speaking with an attractive girl.
by CleverIdiot April 17, 2015
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Proscovia.

Proscovia is a lovable, joyful and a human to rely on. If you meet a proscovia, you have met the right person for your problems and to make matters more interesting, a proscovia is a one way bypass to a life with a perfect human being. Though not always happy, she does care about others happiness and watches out for their feelings.
I feel like a Proscovia.
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Parascoping

When you shit in a public bathroom and you want to see if the coast is clear (especially when you know a cursplosion is on tap) so you turn your camera on and “parascope” under the stall wall and search for shoes. When the coast is clear then you can stock the pond with a bunch of brown trout without embarrassment!
Parascoping: Aw damn, those are Bob’s shoes two stalls down, he needs to finish his business and get back to work so I can fire off a couple of dook mortars
by C22narf October 24, 2022
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