Reaction

the firm and visceral sense that modernity sucks, even though, by all rights, it should not; anti-revolution; anti-progressivism; usually triggered by observation of one or more of the following: women are less pleasant and/or men are wimpier than they should be, foreigners are everywhere they shouldn't be, mankind is getting stupider, the more democratic things are the more corrupt they seem to be, ugliness is everywhere and getting worse.

After recognizing the vapid status seeking of his "progressive" neighbors, the hopeless ignorance of the electorate, Bill decided to plant his feet on the side of The Reaction.

by nicky_steves April 13, 2013

reaction face

of, pertaining to, marked by facial reaction caused by consumption of something a consumer finds distasteful. It is completely reactionary and cannot be simulated effectively.

Example 1:

Andre: My favorite drink is Vodka and Red Bull.

Steve: Vodka is nasty, I can't even drink it without getting reaction face.

Example 2:
"Jorge is such a douche, watch how he gets reaction face every time he takes a shot."

by l20B0T March 18, 2009

Chain Reaction

The effect of one thing happening, only for other things, usually negative, to happen because of it.

Person 1: The baby woke up last night, so I lost sleep, so I was less productive, so I didn't get my project done, so my grade is shit, so I can't go to the concert tonight.
Person 2: Aw shit, you got hit by a Chain Reaction.

by In My Defense... September 28, 2018

gut reaction

an immediate and instinctive response

I think I will go with my gut reaction.

by Light Joker August 8, 2005

Reactive Listening

The art of trying to appear to be listening to someone, but just reacting to the last thing they said in an agreeing manner.

I was talking to my buddy Bob about my daily grind with work, and my wife making a big deal about the "hassle" taking our daughter to Disney Land.

He replied with "Yeah, Disney Land can be pretty stressful." ... He totally missed my point, typical Reactive Listening!

Antonym: Active Listening

by Kuhnaydeein June 30, 2014

Vitenn reaction

The reaction that occurs between CO2 (carbon dioxide) and sodium chloride (salt) when in H2O (water). The carbon dioxide bonds to the sodium chloride, creating a molecule significantly lighter than water, leading to swift evaporation of both the CO2 and sodium chloride.

The reaction was discovered by Professor Adwardo Vitenn in 1957

When I poured salt into my soda it caused the Vitenn reaction to occur between the CO2 and the salt

by sciencemajor January 1, 2019

wheelchair (reaction/emoji)

A wheelchair reaction to a text message or post (on slack, messenger, etc.) signifies the original message's intent (or the sender) is handicapped, fundamentally flawed, or severely challenged.

Example usage 1:
*Tesla employee posts to internal slack group:* "I think we should use Gucci-wrapped 18650 battery cells to power the new roadster"
*every sane employee reacts with the wheelchair (reaction/emoji) to indicate this design idea is flawed*

Example usage 2:
*An employee accidentally sends a company-wide message which was only intended for specific people*
*every other employee reacts with the wheelchair (reaction/emoji)*

by moderate_mega_chungus October 19, 2020