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Reaction Formation.

A psychoanalytic term first described by Sigmund Freud. A defense mechanism employed to avoid true emotions. Reaction Formation occurs when person displays the opposite emotions of what he/she is really feeling. The avoidance of pain through psychological defense mechanisms. Can be done subconsciously.
When your girlfriend says, "I can't wait to move back to California." She really means, "I'm going to be completely heartbroken when I leave on December 22nd." By displaying the opposite emotion, she is utilizing reaction formation.
by sugarcube October 6, 2009
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formation of global government

An on-going advocacy of around 2 billion armchair world government advocates through the worldwide web and using a public document entitled "The Globalist Manifesto" as their common rallying point. The goal is to hasten the emergence of a world government.
Formation of global government is a vision being advocated by illuminati groups, new world order groups, second coming of Christ groups, the Globalist Manifesto Party, the Zionist groups, the Baha'i groups, the Muslim Mahdi groups and the UN Reformists groups.
by James W. Fitzgerald February 5, 2008
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Z Formation

The formation in which you sanp your fingers. When someone does something to offend you, you exclaim "Oh no you di-int!" while snapping in this formation. A snap at each point in the "Z"
"I did your mom"
"Oh no you di-int!" (z formation)
by Bridget F. August 1, 2006
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huddle formation

A dope song by the the go! team.
by Tillerskies September 10, 2006
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Mass Formation Psychosis

Support for crazy right-wingers like Donald Trump
A Mass Formation Psychosis began in 2015 after Trump announced his campaign for President
by UrbanDefinitionMaker January 3, 2022
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formation

An act of slayage; the position of slay. Created by Beyoncé, the queen of music.
"Okay ladies now let's get in formation 'cause I slay
by babyigotme June 10, 2016
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Missing Black Woman Formation

Coined in Scott Westerfeld's book, So Yesterday, the Missing Black Woman Formation (sometimes called MBWF) is when, in popular media, there is a Caucasian female, a Caucasian male and one African American male together in a group. Together, they are meant to represent all walks of cultural identity, and at that effort, they fail.

It is usually used in a negative context.
The Matrix totally had a case of the Missing Black Woman Formation.
by Pitseleh January 10, 2009
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