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San Diego School of the Creative and Performing Arts

“Where do you go to school?” “San Diego School of the Creative and Performing Arts (SDSCPA)” “really? That’s dope!” “Nah man, It’s just Ghetto-ass LaGuardia”
by SDSCPA Muncher :) December 5, 2021
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She is a horrible performer

What you say to an female singer who is horrible in your opinion.
Shabnam: *sings*
Hater:She is a horrible performer!!! won't listen to her again!!! her voice hurts my ears!!!!
by thecharacterwannie July 11, 2022
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Ghost Performer

A ghost performer is someone who fills in for a type of performance or routine if a member isn’t available it could be someone random or someone that a choreographer would know of with the same skill set that would be used in the routine or simply a hired stunt double or someone who can execute a role in a performance when needed.
A ghost performer is needed due to one of our members not being available for our circus routine.
by Nashlyn July 29, 2022
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Performance of a lifetime

AH gave the performance of a lifetime in court & lost.
by Melonpan June 16, 2022
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performative male

A cisgender heterosexual man who, out of necessity, imitates and adopts styles and trends associated with a female audience in order to attract and draw the attention of his target or social group. This style or subgenre arises from the man's imperative to fit into a society that no longer shares the prevailing beliefs, forcing him to share, use, and propagate, albeit superficially, alternative trends.

The general archetype is a man who reads feminist literature or female authors, consumes music outside the established niche, wears clothing in soft tones or from alternative brands, drinks matcha or similar beverages in bistro cafes, uses tote bags, and brags of his "open mind."

The archetype is constantly changing and depends on what is globally perceived as acceptable.
I didn't know that wearing wire headphones and drinking and ice latte was a common performative male conduct.
by factd January 26, 2026
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Performality

A sociological condition where the line between "living" and "performing" has completely dissolved. It describes a state where a person cannot experience a moment directly, but only through the lens of how it will look to an audience. It is the habit of acting like a reality TV star in your daily life, even when no one is filming.
Person 1: "Why is she screaming at the barista? There's no one else here."
Person 2: "It's pure performality. She's waiting for the clip to go viral."
by nicklenova February 2, 2026
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The Performality Paradox

The sociological law that states the harder a person tries to appear "authentic" on social media, the more performative their behavior actually becomes. It refers to the irony that looking "effortlessly messy" (e.g., photo dumps, crying selfies, no-makeup posts) often requires more staging, curation, and editing than a polished photo.
Her "I just woke up" selfie took 45 minutes to get the lighting right. That is the Performality Paradox in action.
by nicklenova February 3, 2026
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