Queer person currently in a straight relationship who constantly reminds people that they are still queer
"I love women."
"Girl you are in a long-term relationship with your boyfriend, no need to be a performative bisexual."
"Girl you are in a long-term relationship with your boyfriend, no need to be a performative bisexual."
by John_Doe_86 November 27, 2025
Get the Performative Bisexual mug.Someone (typically a male) who usually drinks matcha and listens to Clairo or any other trendy female singer as a type of performance to attract females
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Hym "How they are just putting on a performance, right? We shouldn't be doing that anymore. Look... No matter what I say it will not turn off the spiral. If it is going off there is only one thing that can be done. You REE-lon couldn't EVER do it without me. Not in a million billion years. Seriously. Do I have to plug your nose and pretend my middle finger is an airplane or something? This is childish."
by Hym Iam July 11, 2025
Get the Putting on a performance mug.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.
2. The song had an overwhelming sense of performative dissonance, where the upbeat rhythm clashed with the loneliness in the lyrics.
by Labourpp February 28, 2025
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“You see those performative men over there?”
“Yeah, the one with 3 Labubus clipped to his fanny pack and the buff one with red nail polish proudly carrying a protein shake and a copy of Sapiens like it’s the Bible?”
“Yeah, the one with 3 Labubus clipped to his fanny pack and the buff one with red nail polish proudly carrying a protein shake and a copy of Sapiens like it’s the Bible?”
by Beep boop I hate AI August 5, 2025
Get the Performative men mug.Seventeen (Korean: 세븐틴), also stylized as SEVENTEEN or SVT, is a South Korean boy band formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2015. The group consists of 13 members: S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino.
friend: i wonder who the performance kings of kpop are
you: thats seventeen! (btw svt comeback october 22!)
you: thats seventeen! (btw svt comeback october 22!)
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