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Asterism

Any one of a number of heinously outdated colloquialisms; their rhetorical power lies in their deplorable ability to frustrate or incite hilarity. Upon utterance, a speaker will likely generate the following behavioral, cerebral, or emotional responses:
1) Externalized disgust (behavioral)
2) Debilitating brain aneurisms (cerebral)
3) Crushing submission (emotional)
They should be avoided in day-to-day vernacular, and hopefully eventually removed from English nomenclature.
Various Asterisms:
Alas (conjunction)
Up a crick (prepositional phrase)
Circle the wagons (verb)
Po-dunk (adjective)
MMMMMkay (declarative)
Cotton-picking (adjective {racial})
By golly (declarative)
Gosh darn (defamatory)
Rats (declarative)
Hippity-hoppity (crack whore)
Gung-ho (adjective)
The list goes on...
by drizzake & co. April 23, 2008
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asterisk action

An action that takes place on a forum or message board to indicate, normally in third person, that the character being controlled by the poster has done an action. These actions are placed in a set of asterisks. If in response to someone's post, that normally means that they are the direct object of that action.

Not to be confused with asterisk expression. Asterisk expressions run along the lines of: *sigh* *cough* or *sneeze* If you were to add an "s" to any of those, it would be an action.
asterisk action
User: Hai guyz, what's going on?
*sits down*
I'm thirsty...
*grabs beer*

Troll: "LOL ur wrong im right"
User: *farts on*

Troll: What's an Atari and how the hell was it the "original" console? Xbox was the original console!
User: *punches face*
*shoots*

Troll: LOL launch missile!
*turns key*
User: *Kirk hand chop*
*kicks balls*
by MegamanTTEX November 22, 2010
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Related Words
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Aster's penis

Noone's actually seen it, but legends say it's the biggest thing in the multiverse.
See Aster
"Woah, that building's almost as big as Aster's penis!"
by Asterical March 31, 2018
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Type 2 Asthma

Like the first type, Type 2 Asthma is a respiratory condition that makes breathing very difficult. Which can cause very heavy (Sexual) breathing. But what's also unique to this, is that it causes the person to have conditions very similar to Autism. As in the person is mentally stupid and doesn't have Common Sense. Side effects of Type 2 Asthma is that it causes the person to have orgasms or act very constipated.
"Guys I think this kid has Type 2 Asthma"
by NWCTA_Vocab March 27, 2019
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aster

Fred: My day sucks.
John: Really? I'm loving today, it's been aster.
by JSpades February 27, 2011
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asterisk

Symbol used online for 3 things usually.

1. Bolding or emphasizing a word where font types are unavailable.
2. A way of setting off a word that gives what you're writing a "tone" without actually leading the reader to believe that you're saying the word.
3. Making a correction to a previous mistake.
In order of the definitions of asterisk:

1. I *really* want to come over and rotate your tires.
2. *grin* If you gt what I mean.
3. *get (or get*)
by XadaTen December 28, 2013
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asthenophilia

an attraction or fetish for fainting/weakness
An asthenophiliac enjoys when others are in a position of vulnerability.
by failsafe June 12, 2014
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