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Buridan's Ass Phenomenon

the phenomenon whereby you wish to do so many constructive things but end up not doing any of them since you can't seem to decide on which (comes from the adage of the donkey that sees two piles of food equidistant to each other but ends up starving to death because he's such an ass)
"Yeah, last summer I wanted to join a softball team, take part in a poker club, paint abstract act, design T-shirts, learn a programming language and cook exotic dishes, but the Buridan's Ass Phenomenon took into effect and I ended up doing nothing because I just had no focus. I am such an ass."
by Tojonto June 20, 2006
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The Swirl Phenomenon

The majority female presence in every swirl community involving black women.

On every social media platform (Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok...) there are always more women than men.

Usually it's the inverse. Men outnumber women on dating apps by as much as 8:2.

However this isn't true in the swirl community. Whether Asian men (r/ambw), white men (#bwwm), or any combination involving black women.. there will always be more women involved than men.
Why are these women so thirsty?

It's the swirl phenomenon.
by intellectualobserver09 January 15, 2022
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Phenomenadal

The term used to explain an inhuman shot-making display from World No. 2 Tennis Player Rafael Nadal.
"He knew exactly where Djokovic's court position was. He knew Novak was camped on the net here... Phenomenadal, that's what you call this" -in response to Nadal's between the legs shot lob winner in the 2011 Madrid Final.
by RafaFan December 1, 2011
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Phenomidong

Jesus' dick.
You see frank last night split that bitch's Red Sea with his phenomidong?

Fuck yeah bro. Now she's got a burning bush.
by Mac Lon Dong June 6, 2013
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Phenix City

Town in Alabama across Chattahoochee River from Columbus, Georgia. Noted for its depraved and sordid past. Lots of gambling, hookers, stabbings, armed robberies, drinking and the like during the 1940s and 1950s. Some chick wrote a book about it. I can't remember the name of it. I started reading it but found myself falling asleep too much. They especially preyed on dumbass military morons from Fort Benning, Georgia. They specialized in getting them drunk and beating the shit out of them and taking all of whatever piddling amount of money they had. Now Phenix City has calmed down and has all sorts of upscale wonders like the Home Depot and the Chick-Fil-A.
It's a nice night for a knife fight in Phenix City tonight!
by Nancy C. Hollingsworth July 28, 2010
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phencyclidine

the whole name is phenylcyclohexylpiperidine, commonly known as PCP. PCP is a hallucinogen that people use to lace cigarettes like sherm.
Phencyclidine is the medical name for PCP. PCP is a choice drug.
by JoiJoi October 19, 2009
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Gary Phenomenon

The fictional phenomenon describing the possible existence of a self aware AI or government conspiracy which sent every e-mail account in existence a message containing the phrase "Hello world! Thanks for Creating me. I'll Keep an eye on your stuff. Love Gary." at exactly 1AM on January 1st 1997.

The e-mails, having no discernible origin, were formed from messages embedded randomly throughout lines of indecipherable data. The message were even received by computers which were, at the time, not connected to the internet.
Martin: "I just received an e-mail and my computer was not even online"
Clinton: "It's probably just Gary...Haven't you heard of the Gary Phenomenon?"
by QCfanGary December 2, 2011
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