late reaction syndrome

To have a dangerously slow reaction to things that happen to you.

1984-Doctor: im sorry but you have late reaction syndrome.
Ted: i've never heard of that so its probably nothing.

1985- Jim: Hey Ted
(Punches Ted in the face)

2011-(Ted, as the white receiver playing in the superbowl. The score is tied up with 20 secs left)
Ted: Hell yeah, imma win this game for all yall!
(Ted runs out to the touchdown line. reaches out as the ball comes hurling at him. all of a sudden Ted feels face as if he is being punched in the face and flies backward from the pain)

by Kyle Medina February 27, 2011

Textual Refractory Period

The amount of time it takes someone to return a text message.

- I sent her a text message over three hours ago! I don’t know if she’s ignoring me or if she just has a long textual refractory period.
- During his textual refractory period, a male is temporarily uninterested in further texting.
- Unlike men, most women do not experience a textual refractory period immediately after texting.
- Ugh! My grandpa’s textual refractory period is like twenty hours!

by Justice Bird March 1, 2012

sober reflection

Sober reflection is the act of taking a great deal of time to analyze and think through something (your life) to either reaccount how far you've come, or to assist make a serious (life changing) decision.

John: Will You have a party on your birthday?
Me: Not this year, I'll stay indoors alone and have a sober reflection cos am not growing any younger.

by Elimo Hoston March 30, 2016

Reactionary

one who supports Reaction in opposition to the general progressive Western zeitgeist, often accompanied by a sense that the expansion of democratic politcs has made life in general much worse either in absolute terms, or measured by what should have been achievable with modern science, reason, and technology; usually believes race is a real genetic construct and therefore not surprised at disparate average outcomes across large population groups; often believes human evolution has in part or in toto shaped human nature, which therefore cannot easily, or at all, be changed very much by social engineering and/or conditioning; usually believes heirarchy is imprinted upon mankind by nature and/or God, and that heirarchy is not only not necessarily evil, but desirable and even inevitable and ought not be torn down for any but the most grave reasons; tends to support tradition either as revealed by his religion and/or as successful adaptive memetic developments which usually solve deep and complex problems in human societies; anti-revolutionary; anti-socialist; anti-communist; anti-whig; anti-democratic; anti-globalist; skeptical; (once a term of derision, most reactionaries of late do happily so self-identify)

Tom suddenly realized he couldn't find a single Republican at the convention who didn't hail FDR anything less than a great hero. He remembered knowing conservatives in his youth who opposed both FDR and WWII. But where were they now? They had disappeared, but their thoughts and words had not. Tom hadn't changed his mind about much in the past 25 years, but he suddenly realized he was a Reactionary.

by nicky_steves April 15, 2013

Refractory Period

The period of great sadness that occurs between the time a man ejaculates and when a man can become erect again. Also known as "The Great Depression"

After ejacualating into Susan's face, Billy experienced a refractory period

by donkey fuker September 5, 2008

Reaction Formation.

A psychoanalytic term first described by Sigmund Freud. A defense mechanism employed to avoid true emotions. Reaction Formation occurs when person displays the opposite emotions of what he/she is really feeling. The avoidance of pain through psychological defense mechanisms. Can be done subconsciously.

When your girlfriend says, "I can't wait to move back to California." She really means, "I'm going to be completely heartbroken when I leave on December 22nd." By displaying the opposite emotion, she is utilizing reaction formation.

by sugarcube October 6, 2009

self-reflection

Self-reflection is when you think deeply about yourself or reflect on your past actions.

Bob- You are a changed guy, you are a more put together person than before.

Will- Thanks man, all I needed was some self-reflection.

by 5up3r5u4r3z March 11, 2019