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island mentality

A psychological state more than a geographic state of a person: a belief in a community's or culture's superiority, correctness, or specialness compared to other communities or cultures. Inspired by positive-minded well-meaning groupthink, increasing homogeniety over time, isolation-induced ignorance of other cultures or communities, fear of the unknown or being outnumbered (and a desire to compensate for their smallness amid the world), and lack of conflict with/lack of destruction by other communities (improving relative progress and social harmony and giving some creedence to their feelings of superiority).
Progressive and possessive attributes of English and Japanese histories show an island mentality.
by esmith512 June 26, 2007
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Mental dating

Dating a celebrity whom you have a huge crush on in your head since you do not stand a chance to actually date him/her. Tweeting numerously at the particular celebrity's account to get his/her attention is the best way to know if one is mentally dating a celebrity.
- So wassup with you? You married or something?
- No. but I'm mental dating a celebrity.
by Mas Swagengen September 28, 2011
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mentals

Brains, faculties
Take care of y’all mentals.

-Marshawn Lynch
by Brewty January 13, 2020
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Mental fencing

Challenging the minds of others around you, drawing them into a graceful and well thought out battle of minds. Therefor building respect and understanding of opinions and outlooks.

Arguing with no hostility.
My head hurts, Chris and I have been Mental fencing for hours.

William you are quite intelligent and a great Mental fencer, it's been a pleasure waging battle against you.

James stop trying to Mental Fence me, I get your point.

Who dares wage their mind against mine, I am a skilled Mental Fencer.
by Rampage aka Lucky You August 25, 2009
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mental midget

a person who is narrow-minded or has limited knowledge or insight to anything outside his or her immediate life.

basically someone who lacks education or higher thought.
I tried to start a conversation about Hapsburg Europe with that hot looking babe at the party who is supposedly a history major.
turns out she's just another mental midget, since all she talked about was her ex boyfriend Diego and her Mary Kay cosmetics collection!
by polo June 27, 2005
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mental poo

'Mental poo' is stuff that people will start talking about that have no relevance to anything, including the current conversation, and usually includes just random stuff that has no bearing on ANYTHING.

Basically, their head is filled with random shit and they're just spilling.
We were talking about cars and then Jim came over and started spewing all this mental poo.

He started talking about a shit he took and how it reminded him of banging this chick in college and that he needs to go buy bread on the way home.
by moooooog35 October 30, 2009
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Lloyd Mentality

A blame everyone but yourself, friends or family attitude. Everything is always someone else's fault except one's self, family for friends. Always looking for scapegoats to explain personal shortcomings and failures.
Donna's son, Jacob is showing a lack of interest in school and is not performing well. He rarely pays attention and never takes notes in class. When his mother confronted him about this, he blamed his teacher. Donna wrote to the principal and asked for the teacher to be removed. Lloyd mentality is very common now-a-days. It's easier than taking responsibility for yourself.
by Lopz August 12, 2012
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