The Duke Difference

When something is so good that you would only find it at Duke University.

"Why is there mold growing in my A-C unit?"

"That's the Duke Difference!"

by IAmAlibi February 8, 2021

Team Difference Syndrome

Every year, millions of League Of Legends and other gamers suffer from "Team Difference Syndrome"; thinking that their opposing team, though equal in rank according to the ladder and queue, is somehow way better than their current performing team. They often blame bad luck in the queue and say things like "ri0t fix your shi game". This usually ends with the worst performing player on the losing team talking smack in chat, flaming his allies, telling them they suck and to "Kys" and requesting a team surrender at the earliest possible convenience; Sometimes they'll pepper in a few racial slurs for good measure. Most Team Difference Syndrome sufferers give up long before the game is over and convince themselves of the shortcomings of their allies way before the game is actually lost; they refuse to try to win and simply give up trying. Often if they are killed once or twice they will ragequit and simply disconnect; Some of the worst offenders even resort to cheating because, they theorize, the "game is unbalanced".

ally 1. Guys forfeit at 15:00 their top lane is outperforming, their bottom lane is wrecking, their midlaner is winning lane, and look at their jungle difference yo! <Disconnects>
ally 2. He must be suffering from TDS: Team Difference Syndrome ...

by HighWarlordWarlock November 14, 2020

Do you want to win the argument, or make a difference

So much of our current social and political discourse is based on proving the other wrong i.e. winning the argument. We don't demonstrate enough empathy to understand where the "other" is coming from and the merits of their point. A black and white world is a construct of our own imagination and our desire to imprint our views on to others. It ignores the beauty that the synthesis or fusion of diverse ideas enables.

John had made a life out of proving people wrong. He took pride in being able to argue against any position and win. He was a talk show host. One night when he was grilling a guest who was making a point around having improved gun controls in place. John, barely let she finish her sentences, was adversarial and was not listening. At the end of the segment the guest said; "John, do you want to win the argument, or make a difference".

by Yusuf Wazirzada May 7, 2019

ani difranco

The only person in the world whose music it is impossible to dislike. Music ranges from folk to almost-punk to spoken poetry to jazz to funk to whatever the hell else you want. Lyrics generally have to do with politics, the fact that guys suck, and lesbian-ness. See eargasm.

"Wow, look, someone else named Laurah already defined Ani Difranco!"

"I love the way Ani Difranco says the word 'government'."

by laurah borealis September 18, 2005

The Difference Between Goth and Emo

Goth is a culture. It's not about hating the world. It's about appreciating and finding beauty in the dark side of life. You can find that lots of goths are musicians and poets and artists. Not all goths wear all black, you can worship the devil without being goth. Goths are often older, mostly in their 20's-30's. There are also many sub-cultures of goth. Cybergoth, victorian goth, romantic goth, just to name a few. Goths are often more mature.

Emo is a phase that a lot of teenagers go through, usually starting at the age of 13. It includes saying you have mental disorders to fit in. Often you see emo kids competing on who has the most extreme mental disorders that they diagnosed themselves. They don't know anything about emotive hardcore music, which the trend originated from. When the trend originally started, it was all about the music, and not the fashion. But with bands like My Chemical Romance, it became about self-harm. Please, remember that self-harming is a serious mental disorder that many people have, and it doesn't make them "emo" if they do. And please, don't self-harm just to fit in to a trend.

"The Difference Between Goth and Emo"

Goth: "I was at a pub last night when they started playing Nosferatu. It was pretty cool. I got together with a couple of my friends and we talked about each other's boots."

Emo: "Omfg it's not a phase <333333 this is a waiii of lyfeee <333 Sleeping with Sirens for lyfeeee <33333"

by whadupballsacks August 31, 2013

Same difference

A term for when two subtraction problems equal the same thing

6 minus 1 = 5
10 minus 5 = 5
Same difference

by tr010101 August 16, 2012

Difference Barrier

The politically correct aka pc term for a fence.

The United States needs to build a better difference barrier between itself and Mexico

by MistahTom June 11, 2006