When a person gives a hypothetical dilemma, and the responding party tries to include bypasses to make the scenario work better, Mustache-Shielding is when the person presenting the dilemma shuts down the bypasses to ensure that the scenario is still difficult.
"Would you go on a date with a girl with a mustache for 50 bucks?" -Jinya
"Can't I just shave off her mustache then?" -Shosh
"No, you're not allowed to." -Jinya
"Stop Mustache-Shielding you retard." -Shosh
"Can't I just shave off her mustache then?" -Shosh
"No, you're not allowed to." -Jinya
"Stop Mustache-Shielding you retard." -Shosh
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Verb: to use Zillow and find houses for sale that presumably will be unoccupied, that way you can stretch hose to the front door to simulate real training.
(Warning) this action will piss off the whole neighborhood and the home owner will rush home and try to fight you
Verb: to use Zillow and find houses for sale that presumably will be unoccupied, that way you can stretch hose to the front door to simulate real training.
(Warning) this action will piss off the whole neighborhood and the home owner will rush home and try to fight you
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The default, automatic response given by someone experiencing auditory hallucinations (often associated with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders) when they hear a voice, sound, or noise that isn't there, and they need to quickly dismiss it to a concerned person nearby.
It's the verbal equivalent of hitting "dismiss" on a pop-up ad in your brain. The person saying it knows, on some level, that the source is internal, but saying this phrase is a coping mechanism to maintain a facade of normalcy and avoid further questions.
A phrase used to sarcastically or darkly describe the moment you realize you're having a symptom, but you're trying to play it cool so no one freaks out.
More broadly, any dismissive explanation for something clearly paranormal, supernatural, or just plain weird.
The default, automatic response given by someone experiencing auditory hallucinations (often associated with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders) when they hear a voice, sound, or noise that isn't there, and they need to quickly dismiss it to a concerned person nearby.
It's the verbal equivalent of hitting "dismiss" on a pop-up ad in your brain. The person saying it knows, on some level, that the source is internal, but saying this phrase is a coping mechanism to maintain a facade of normalcy and avoid further questions.
A phrase used to sarcastically or darkly describe the moment you realize you're having a symptom, but you're trying to play it cool so no one freaks out.
More broadly, any dismissive explanation for something clearly paranormal, supernatural, or just plain weird.
Friend: "Hey, are you okay? You just flinched and looked at the empty corner."
Person: "Huh? Oh, yeah, must've been the wind. Thought I heard something."
"The shadow-people were whispering my name again, but my roommate was looking at me, so I just shrugged and said, 'Must've been the wind.' Gotta keep up appearances."
"Did that painting just blink?" "Nah, must've been the wind."
Person: "Huh? Oh, yeah, must've been the wind. Thought I heard something."
"The shadow-people were whispering my name again, but my roommate was looking at me, so I just shrugged and said, 'Must've been the wind.' Gotta keep up appearances."
"Did that painting just blink?" "Nah, must've been the wind."
by Kactiyde November 10, 2025
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Oliver: Would you date your crush if she had a really big mustache?
George: Yeah, I could literally just shave the mustache off.
Oliver: No you can't, she has a mustache shield.
George: Duuude stop mustache-shielding!
George: Yeah, I could literally just shave the mustache off.
Oliver: No you can't, she has a mustache shield.
George: Duuude stop mustache-shielding!
by Guy616 November 18, 2025
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