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desperism

"Desperism" : The action of publicly ruining your personal reputation through a desperate or humiliating act in order to preserve a flawed ideology, statement of innocence or ill reputed corporate mandate.
Example #1: "The desperism is evident as John still insists that the world is flat even after seeing the photographs of earth from space.
"Example #2: "Despite the overwhelming physical evidence that proved beyond a doubt that Robert was guilty of the murder, in an act of desperism, he continued to claim his innocence without introducing any contradictory new evidence to provide credence to his statement."
Example #3:"A recent clinically study proved that new widgets produced by FLUBBY INCORPORATED contain lethal amounts of toxic substances. Despite these findings, in an act of desperism, FLUBBY INC'c president released the following statement... "Our products are 100% safe and we urge consumers to continue using FLUBBY brand widgets."
by Lance Campeau October 10, 2007
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Desperate

feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with. A desperate person is a person that needs or wants something badly. someone who is to hopeless and just gives up. someone who is despairing, hopeless; anguished, distressed, wretched, desolate, forlorn, distraught, fraught; (of an act or attempt) tried in despair or when everything else has failed; having little hope of success. (of a situation) extremely bad, serious, or dangerous.
Brock is so desperate he needs someone's phone badly to text his friend for help.
by TheAwesomeJUNK November 3, 2018
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depersonalization

A disorder where the person feels that he/she is not real, Stuck in a dream state, in another dimension, Feeling that they are going insane, feeling like a zombie or robot, losing track of time, and can't stop thinking of thoughts that bother them. It is said that depersonalization is a effect of really high anxiety/depression. depersonalization can also sometimes be caused by Drugs Such as marijuana or ecstasy. There is currently no known cure for depersonalization but the feeling does end up leaving on it's own. It is also said that anti anxiety/depression medicine can help some people suffering from depersonalization. The important things to know about depersonalization is that people suffering from it are NOT alone, and they are NOT going insane. depersonalization is just a feeling of emotions, No one has ever died of emotions. There are website forums that are filled with many other people suffering from depersonalization that can help.
1; This depersonalization is killing me! I swear it feels like i'm going insane!

2; My brother is suffering from depersonalization, He feels like nothing exist, that everything is fake.
by iNachoz August 2, 2009
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desperado mustache

a mustache that goes down to your jawline, made famous by outlaws in the wild west. only to be worn by catfish, champions, and all around badasses like hulk hogan.
I wouldnt fuck with that guy cuz he has a desperado mustache
by Brian Dennehey January 24, 2007
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Derperific

Derptraordinarily derpy or derptastic: derperific derpiness.
Jenn is the most derperific person.
by DerpiCorp LLC February 28, 2020
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Desperation Day

February the 13th, i.e. the day before Valentines day. On which single people try desperately to find someone to spend Valentines day with.

Considered by some men (and women) to be the best time of the year to pick up someone for a one night stand.
A: "I'm totally going out tonight"

B: "Why man"?

A: "Its Desperation Day mate, even a looser like you could score"!
by Alasdair Weeks January 19, 2009
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Thumbs Up Desperation

The act of someone writing "Thumbs up if..." at the beginning of their youtube comment as a desperate attempt to make their comments rank in the Highest Rated Comments, even though it gives them no real gain.
Thumbs up if you hate it when people begin their youtube comments with 'thumbs up if...' because they have too much Thumbs Up Desperation.
by W102 August 4, 2010
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