A "Gen Z Band Kid" is someone with a outdated sense of humor, or someone with the humor of a Gen Z Five Year Old
by Kennonical October 2, 2023

by return to monke March 3, 2022

Kid: Big Chungus, hehe, *snickers*
Me: That was funny years ago bro wtf
Kid: Says the guy that has Tiktok 🤓
Me: Everything you laugh at comes from tiktok, except it’s years old
Kid: Nope, you like chinese propaganda *chuckles*
Me: Oh right, you’re in the Prosper Mighty Eagle Marching Band
Me: That was funny years ago bro wtf
Kid: Says the guy that has Tiktok 🤓
Me: Everything you laugh at comes from tiktok, except it’s years old
Kid: Nope, you like chinese propaganda *chuckles*
Me: Oh right, you’re in the Prosper Mighty Eagle Marching Band
by Don’t even ask bro December 30, 2022

Middle aged men (sometimes women a.k.a. Band Mom) that are handy with tools and building. Typically has a child enrolled in marching band, drumline, color guard, drum corps, etc. Typically volunteers to build props, but may take on other tasks such as towing trailers, mixing Gatorade, etc.
Why did you bring your drill to rehearsal?
- I'm going to band dad and help finish the props this weekend.
- I'm going to band dad and help finish the props this weekend.
by ztothex August 21, 2022

Person 1: Oh, yeah, I've been Banding for about a couple weeks
Person 2: That's about how long it takes. I've been trying for about the same time.
Person 2: That's about how long it takes. I've been trying for about the same time.
by ASimpleSissy November 30, 2022

A smartphone accessory for simple hands-free driving. Comprised of a rubber band around your head that securely holds your smartphone in place close to your ear and mouth.
by Prunella V July 16, 2015

A reactive emotional pattern that develops in response to the rubber band effect. When one partner repeatedly snaps back into the relationship, the other—wary of the cycle—begins forming secret emotional or romantic connections. Shadow banding is the quiet stretch: a hidden coping mechanism born from mistrust, grief, or emotional exhaustion. It’s not about cheating—it’s about survival when the relationship feels unstable or unsafe.
After she came back and ran off the girls I was dating, I started shadow banding—keeping quiet connections just in case she left again.
by Briton Phillip September 3, 2025
