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*Kanye West shrug*

The shrug commonly preformed by singer Kanye West, typically expressing confusion or his famous "I don't care that I'm an asshole" attitude. This was made famous at the 2009 VMAs, where he berated Taylor Swift in front of the entire world.
"Taylor, I'm really happy fo' you, imma letchu finish, but Beyonce had wun da best videos of ALL TIME.

OF ALL TIME."
*Kanye West shrug*

John: "Mike, this is the third time you've slept with a fat girl THIS WEEK."
Mike: *Kanye West shrug*
by Sexman May 13, 2012
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covid shrug

To dismiss any conceivable level of accountability for incompetence, laziness, or simply being terrible at one's job on account of there being a global pandemic in 2020 through 2022 referred to as COVID-19. When questioned as to the meaning of the incompetence, laziness, or being terrible at the said job, the personal in question will offer a shrug of the shoulders while meekly muttering "covid."
Frank was having trouble finding mulch at Walmart but when he asked the employee where he might find it, the worker merely rolled his eyes and muttered "covid," thereby executing a covid shrug with perfect grace...

Person 1 (ordering at Wendy's): "Excuse me, there's a problem with my order."

Wendy's cashier: "whaaaa..."

Person 1: "I ordered a chicken sandwich with fries and a Coke and it appears you brought me Taco Bell."

Wendy's cashier: (offering a covid shrug) "Oh....***shrugs*** covid..."
by BostonRarr August 4, 2023
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Shrugdefermender

A being beyond comprehension, used as an adjective, verb and noun filler. No one knows where he came from.
You’re so shrugdefermender right now!”
“Go grab that shrugdefermender.”
“It shrugdefermenders a lot in Russia!”
by Hastrial August 3, 2023
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Shruti

1)The power of hearing, according to sacred Indian texts.

2) The śruti ("thing heard", "sound"; written also sruti or shruti) is the smallest interval of the tuning system in Indian classical music.
eg: 2:1 is taken as distance between same Swar Shruti Sa to Sa wherein Sa is equivalent to Do of do, re, me.
by Shruts February 5, 2010
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kaze shrug

Whenever one shrugs so deeply as to place their head between their shoulders, and lower arms up , with the hands pointing outward yet the fingers are curled, and eyes are rolled upward, a smile on one's face.
by dfasHfjasbufeiu July 24, 2004
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MJ Shrug

Being so awesome you amaze yourself.
Johnny gave his teacher an MJ shrug after he got an A on his Trig test.

Ryan hit the game winning shot and turned to his coach and gave him a MJ shrug.
by PESwag December 2, 2011
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Strug-Shrug

a non verbal behavior exhibited on days when the struggle is real and ones brain is having extensive difficulty addressing or solving a given situation. The strug-shrug is a differentiated from a normal shrug by a lackadaisical shoulder movement up then down, often accompanied by a blank or confused stare.
After consecutive 16 hour work days, Shawna, when asked about an approaching campaign launch, replied to the best of her ability by giving a strug-shrug.
by aTiredBrain June 21, 2015
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