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phase-locked loop

Refers to an unfortunate situation where someone who had begun exhibiting undesirable behavior that others had initially assumed was his "just going through a phase" actually does **not** eventually "taper off", but continues to display said distressing attitude/actions.
My teenage son started being really rude and mouthy at age 12, and our pediatrician had assured me that it was "merely a stage he was going through", and that "he'd outgrow it eventually". Well, that was over six years ago, and if anything the boy's behavior is even more sulkily-resentful and anti-social than ever --- looks like a phase-locked loop to me!
by QuacksO January 31, 2019
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Three phase plan

A plan to phase out enemies or people that bother you in three phases.
The three phase plan sounds good, but scientists, government officials, and the healthcare workers that like hearing how heroic they are seem to be the ones who actually think it's a good plan. Nobody is telling dentists, pharmacists, chiropractors, proctologists, gynecologists, or pediatricians they're heroes or saviors, since at a certain point it would all start to sound silly.
by Solid Mantis July 20, 2020
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Cornball phase

a segment of a person’s life where they’re just corny as hell cosntantly
“bro look at your old urban dictionary definitions

“that was my cornball phase im a changed man
by TheEndDragon August 14, 2025
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teen phase

is a phase i am going through right now
help me my teen phase is over taking me, i don't want to be horny again help
by someone else thats not u March 24, 2021
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A word that has simply lost all meaning throughout history. It’s definition has faded into obscurity after being trending on Urban Dictionary for almost two years. But eventually the word will phase from existence; and this is how the website will die. This is how everything dies. - DontHateTheGameHateThePlayer
by Michelle Obama Gaming August 30, 2021
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