"Regression to the Gene" is the uncanny and often hilarious phenomenon where, despite one's valiant efforts, countless self-help books, and even the occasional life-changing seminar, an individual's behavior, quirks, and even sneeze patterns inevitably circle back to mirror those of their family tree. It's as if your DNA has a sense of humor, ensuring that no matter how hard you try to reinvent yourself, you'll find yourself laughing like your dad at bad jokes, hoarding condiments like your mom, or even adopting grandpa's infamous eyebrow wiggle during serious conversations. This cosmic joke of nature proves that you can take the person out of the family, but you can't take the family out of the person. So next time you catch yourself saying, "I'll never be like my parents!" remember, regression to the gene waits for no one, ready to remind you that family traits stick closer than that one sock you can't seem to get rid of.
"After years of yoga and meditation to calm his fiery temper, John exploded over a spilled coffee, proving once again the inescapable pull of regression to the gene. He laughed it off, saying, 'Well, looks like I'm truly my father's son!'"
by anuragbas February 05, 2024
A Mormon or former Mormon who has really good physical genes but may or may not have mental abnormalities
by Ingredients January 27, 2022
A Mormon or former Mormon who has really good physical genes but may or may not have mental abnormalities
Girl one: do you see that cute guy over there? I think he’s Mormon.
Girl two: yeah but he can’t seem to keep his apartment clean.
Girl one: talk about true religion genes.
Girl two: yeah but he can’t seem to keep his apartment clean.
Girl one: talk about true religion genes.
by Ingredients September 20, 2021
by Uber pie bro February 07, 2018
The inheritance of a gene that has the unfortunate side effect of making one’s feet smell like Doritos.
by Uber pie bro February 07, 2018
by Iyannacre November 09, 2018
Some say the name doesn’t fit him because he is an easy going gentle giant of a man! Loyal to a fault, however if provoked he will unleash hell on you!
DANG, did you see that? He just put the Mean Gene upside his head!
You don’t tug on Super Man’s Cape, you don’t spit into the wind, you don’t pull the mask off of the Lone Ranger and you don’t mess around with Mean Gene!
You don’t tug on Super Man’s Cape, you don’t spit into the wind, you don’t pull the mask off of the Lone Ranger and you don’t mess around with Mean Gene!
by Unakaus January 01, 2019