When one is accustom to residing in a confine space and suddenly finds themselves in a overwhelmingly larger space and in-turn becomes uncomfortable and hesitant to expand into their new found larger area.
Hey girl, did you hear that Magdalena is now living uptown? She was so used to living in that tiny 450 sq studio that she's now so freaked out about all this new found space and barely even leaves the bedroom. Wow she definitely has a case of the Bird Cage Syndrome.
by RI Ave Stalker November 25, 2013

Used By the one and only coal man Bruce, The cage is the area out the back of the class were bruce sends ya
by Not Enough Coal October 21, 2016

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by Luke Austin April 11, 2008

A metaphor for when two people are in a relationship and Person 1 feels like they are a bird wanting to fly but are trapped inside of a cage (aka: Person 2).
It is basically a great way of telling someone you want to break-up due to your animalistic nature of being wild and free and not wanting to be tied down to them.
It is basically a great way of telling someone you want to break-up due to your animalistic nature of being wild and free and not wanting to be tied down to them.
Anne: "Ricky, I'm feeling like our relationship is based off the Bird and the Cage theory.
Ricky: "Wait, what do you mean?"
Anne: "I mean that I'm a bird and you're a cage; I just want to fly."
Ricky: "Oh... *sobs uncontrollably*
Ricky: "Wait, what do you mean?"
Anne: "I mean that I'm a bird and you're a cage; I just want to fly."
Ricky: "Oh... *sobs uncontrollably*
by MrPringle007 September 24, 2014

Competition against your opponent to post pictures of Nicolas Cage in unsuspecting places.
Inspired by a "Cage Match" posted on Imgur between a mother and her daughter
Use of images from the subreddit: r/onetruegod (All Hail Nicolas Cage!) is strongly encouraged.
Inspired by a "Cage Match" posted on Imgur between a mother and her daughter
Use of images from the subreddit: r/onetruegod (All Hail Nicolas Cage!) is strongly encouraged.
I've had an Cage match going on between me and my buddy for a long time, he made my shit my pants when I went to the bathroom and there was a picture of him on each piece of toilet paper.
by kahn9891 May 6, 2013

The act of doing the splits and punching someone in the groin. This was one of the original special moves of Mortal Kombat character Johnny Cage. If you are incapable of doing the splits, it is perfectly acceptable to kneel instead.
by El Singario February 11, 2006
