The act of bragging, recounting, one-upping, about a traumatic life event - physical (i.e. road rash, bad cramps, etc.), medical emergency (anything from a splinter to a widowmaker heart attack), mental health related (“The cheese slid off my cracker in 20__”), major life event (someone you loved croaked or croaked themselves), or emotionally inflicted (from a breakup to being gang raped by a whole Archdiocese of priests and nuns), even bemoaning one’s racial plight and/or difficulties associated with their sexuality/gender identification/you-name-it.
It is simply a ploy to garner sympathy and attention, perhaps intersectional leverage. Quite an effective strategic tool.
It is simply a ploy to garner sympathy and attention, perhaps intersectional leverage. Quite an effective strategic tool.
(Ned): “Did I tell you that I endured four weeks of chest pains before I had my heart attack, stroke, and Exploding Colon Syndrome?”
(Jacques): “Ya. Fifteen times since Juneteeenth. Maybe get checked for the ‘heimers, too. And quit with the trauma flexing. It pisses off everyone and makes me uncomfortable, you dong.”
(Jacques): “Ya. Fifteen times since Juneteeenth. Maybe get checked for the ‘heimers, too. And quit with the trauma flexing. It pisses off everyone and makes me uncomfortable, you dong.”
by Robaürt Du Maÿnnne July 14, 2025
Get the Trauma flexing mug.Someone who accepts, romanticizes, or even thrives in a dynamic where trauma is part of the bond, whether consensual or not, intentional or accidental.
“Sometimes he stirs up drama on purpose, other times he hurts her without even realizing it. Either way, she knows what’s happening and still stays. That’s a trauma bunny.”
by Sai-not-found September 6, 2025
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Person 2: Yes.
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Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: A Reported Trauma: The First Infantile Release
by LeSouffleDeVersailles January 29, 2025
Get the A Reported Trauma: The First Infantile Release mug.When a trauma surgeon sticks his finger up a trauma patients anus to ensure there is no abdominal bleeding
“Hey, did you just shake the doctors hand”
“Yeah, why”
“I just saw him give the guy over there a trauma handshake”
“Ewwww”
“Yeah, why”
“I just saw him give the guy over there a trauma handshake”
“Ewwww”
by Anonчмous February 5, 2025
Get the Trauma handshake mug.A mental disorder when listening to underground rap (ex. Lucki, Jaydes or Bunii) becomes unbearable, due to the prior use of using such music to cope with traumas. Hence making the music revoke those traumas.
Carter: “Dude I can’t listen to you anymore, it just reminds me of when I was in a really bad place, im sorry.”
Jaydes: “No man, That’s ok. You’re suffering from Underground rap trauma. I’ve been there before.”
Jaydes: “No man, That’s ok. You’re suffering from Underground rap trauma. I’ve been there before.”
by onezue February 16, 2025
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Mark has suffered onion trauma when his house burned down and he not only lost all his home along with all his material worldly possessions but he lost his wife and children while also being injured himself being the only survivor.
Cindy suffers from onion trauma because she was left by her mother at an early age and then suffered losing a child of her own to addiction.
Term coined by Cathy Murillo
Cindy suffers from onion trauma because she was left by her mother at an early age and then suffered losing a child of her own to addiction.
Term coined by Cathy Murillo
by Cathy Murillo February 22, 2025
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