The term is used when a girl who approaches a guy to introduce herself to him and he reacts by ducking his head, lean his shoulder, and faces his back towards her.
Girl: Hi, my name is Laura. (Reaches arm out for handshake)
Boy: (Ducks his head, leans his shoulder, and face his back towards her)
Friend of Boy: Damn bro, you just Yang'd her big time.
An observed moment in a film or performance that is so awkward, cheesy, or clichéd that the viewer feels personally, nearly-mortally embarrassed for the performer.
A cringe-inducing moment of embarrassment sparked by seeing an awkward scene in a film.
Yang is distinct from merely empathizing with a character who is embarrassed in a scene in that yang is generated when the yang-inducing actor is not aiming to convey embarrassment, but does so by having to act out a terribly scripted idea or line of dialogue.
Noun: "Oh my god, that extended sequence in Spiderman 3 where Peter Parker becomes evil and suddenly learns to play the piano filled me with such yang, I couldn't watch!"
Adjective: "Ugh! The scene at the end of '4 Weddings and a Funeral' where Hugh Grant and Andy McDowell finally kiss and Hugh notes it's raining and Andy replies: "I hadn't noticed" is so yang-inducing."
A term for when your underpants ride up into the space between your buttocks. Can also refer to an involuntary camel-toe (for females). Derived from yin and yang.