by Gil Geor May 14, 2018
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Making someone believe that fitness, the gym, etc. are the answer to all of life's problems.
The act of creating a perceived gang or tribe and using rhetoric to brainwash it's members into subscribing to or even promoting your product or service. This use of rhetoric to make your product or service the key to all happiness and success is common practice in the fitness industry (most notably crossfit), with many gyms and fitness establishments even incorporating said rhetoric into their branding and marketing, making them indispensable and vital to their customers' ability to function by taking away all sense of individuality and replacing it with a mob mentality of belonging and strength in numbers. In short, brainwashing people and making fitness and exercise into a cult in order to profit from it.
Coined by marketing containing words and phrases such as "join our gang", "come and be a part of the family", "this is where you belong", "your second home", etc.
Also: tribewashed
Making someone believe that fitness, the gym, etc. are the answer to all of life's problems.
The act of creating a perceived gang or tribe and using rhetoric to brainwash it's members into subscribing to or even promoting your product or service. This use of rhetoric to make your product or service the key to all happiness and success is common practice in the fitness industry (most notably crossfit), with many gyms and fitness establishments even incorporating said rhetoric into their branding and marketing, making them indispensable and vital to their customers' ability to function by taking away all sense of individuality and replacing it with a mob mentality of belonging and strength in numbers. In short, brainwashing people and making fitness and exercise into a cult in order to profit from it.
Coined by marketing containing words and phrases such as "join our gang", "come and be a part of the family", "this is where you belong", "your second home", etc.
Also: tribewashed
"I was at the gym all the time, I totally thought it was the answer to all my problems. They were tribewashing me for months."
"I keep seeing all these insta posts trying to tribewash me into thinking I need that shit to be a better person..."
"I keep seeing all these insta posts trying to tribewash me into thinking I need that shit to be a better person..."
by Gilbert Wirrel June 9, 2018
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by Dontcaredontswear September 29, 2018
Get the Triesto mug.A form of tribalism. This occurs when an individual questions what tribe you belong to, as a way of determining your compatibility with their tribe. If the tribes aren't compatible, both parties may be subject to awkwardness, unease, and even confrontation.
*watching football with coworkers*
Douchey coworker: "so, new guy, what's your team?"
New guy: "...don't really appreciate you tribe checking me in front of everyone like that dude"
Douchey coworker: "so, new guy, what's your team?"
New guy: "...don't really appreciate you tribe checking me in front of everyone like that dude"
by didntwantapseudonym October 13, 2019
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Get the Tribe Monkey mug.Athletes don't need people they might think they need at times, they got as far as they did by doing what they did, and it took them and their teammates to get them there. Trust in their teammates might help them regain their trust of themselves, if they feel like they need help from an outside source. A tight group, a tribe is enough to get somebody through something.
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Get the Tribe mug.Term for a group of house cats living in the mountains from the Warrior Cat Franchise. They are smaller then most cats and often cover themselves with mud for camouflage. They mostly get along with the main group.
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