top-down awareness

That awkward moment when a person realizes that her bikini top has fallen out of place and others are aware of the fact.

In leaping up unto the raft, and seeing bemused stares from the boys, Angel experienced a not unpleasant top-down awareness.

by Duckbutt December 27, 2003

Conscious awareness

The level to which you analyze and look over your actions and thoughts.

Some one with a high level of Conscious awareness is very likely to not get angry or angry for a long period, as they are quickly aware of this thought process and do not allow it to influence them in a negative way

by Gookiskhan November 2, 2015

Raising awareness

"Raise Awareness" is a buzzword meaning "Doing something that I think solves the problem to look good, but in reality doesn't actually solve the problem"

You can "Raise Awareness" by liking pictures of poverty and people with diseases, commenting on them with generic "its so sad" phrases, or by posting on a companies facebook wall telling them that they need to change one of their products to 'raise awareness' about an issue. All of which don't solve the problem or raise money for it, such as going on a charity run or volunteering to help.

"Have you heard about this guy Kony? We need to raise awareness so he can be stopped!"

"But how will raising awareness stop him? We should actually spend our time helping the less fortunate, instead of just promoting this war lord"

"Yeah, but liking pictures and posting on peoples walls is much much easier than anything that requires effort"

by Drake-sic October 16, 2012

National Singles Awareness Day

Also known as Valentines Day. This is the one time of year where you are guaranteed to feel absolutely horrible about yourself because you do not have a significant other. It is the day where you sit around your house in your robe, watch The Notebook, eat a lot of chocolate and think about why no one's attracted to you.

Suzie: *crying cuz Bobby dumped her*
Becky: "National Singles Awareness Day is upon us. Let us watch chick flicks and gorge ourselves with chocolate candy. Somehow this will make you feel better."
Suzie: Ok!

by lauren000007 February 5, 2006

Single Awareness Day

February 14th, basically the same as Valentine's Day. Boyfriends and girlfriends (as well as husbands and wives) are more lovey-dovey towards each other and single people are very well reminded by this that they don't have a boyfriend/girlfriend. Either way, if you're single and not loving it or single and perfectly okay with it, VALENTINE'S DAY = SINGLE AWARENESS DAY.

Girl in a Relationship: "Happy Valentine's Day. My boyfriend and I are going to this big Valentine's Day party at his house and a bunch of other couples will be there too. You want to come?"

Unhappily Single Person: "I can't...I don't have a boyfriend like all my other friends." (walks away feeling left out)

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Girl in a Relationship: "Happy Valentine's Day! What are you doing? My boyfriend and I will be going out to eat tonight...it's going to be great!"

Happily Single Person: "Well that sounds great! My friends and I will be going out to eat tonight...we're all single and okay with it!"

(at dinner)
Person in a Relationship (to her boyfriend): "I love you so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with you forever and ever!"

Single Person (to her girlfriends): "Happy Single Awareness Day!"

by st_clair59 October 29, 2009

raising awareness

What you do when you want to look like you're helping without actually having to help.

After Madonna started raising awareness about Malawi, people cared a lot more about Malawi and all of Malawi's problems went away.

by radishes December 21, 2010

Self-awareness

The state of being in which one's participation in their consciousness is no longer passive, but active; where one does not see WITH the eye, but THROUGH it.

In self-awareness, it is not the eye that sees, but the "I" that sees.

by WhatYouThinkVWhatYouKnow August 18, 2013