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My body is a temple

It's a metaphor for saying that one's body is sacred, and so one should treat it well and with respect, as you would to a sacred temple.

The phrase is usually used to justify one's sense of self-respect (dignity), and to express their discontent towards lending their body for other people's gain (or for monetary gains).
Example 1:

Cheeky guy: Hey beautiful, your body is so enticing, you should totally become a model for some magazine 😍
Her: Nah, my body is a temple, I prefer to keep it clean thank you.

Example 2:

Girl friend 1: Hey why are you taking pictures of your feet?
Girl friend 2: Oh it's for only OnlyFans followers, they pay big bucks to see my feet! You should totally join too and we can make cash together!
Girl friend 1: No thanks, my body is a temple.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian November 4, 2020
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tempur-pedic

A really cool yellow foamy thing that you can sleep on and you can order lots of free samples
I ordered a free sample of the tempur-pedic mattress for a teacher at my school!
by John Doe January 22, 2004
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Stone Temple Pilots

The best damn band to ever walk the planet, but their new shit isn't as good as "Core".
Take time with a wounded hand...
The best song ever.
"Creep"
by dark soul March 17, 2004
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temporal narcissism

The self-centeredness or vanity of an individual expressing itself through dysphoria caused by the inability to pause, rewind, or fast-forward stimuli or events occurring around him or her in the same way he or she can pause a TiVo or other media device.
(as described on CNet podcast 591)
-Temporal narcissism is often seen when people regrettably remember that they can't rewind the movie they're watching at the movie theater when they couldn't make out what was said.

-Example of temporal narcissism: Driving home from work today, I got really indignant after remembering I couldn't pause the radio while I ordered dinner at the drive-through window.
by cdova November 14, 2007
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Temperance Spoon

Long handled spoon, usually metal, kept on the person and wielded by an unavailable or prudish woman to deter men from intercourse. In all cases the spoon is brought down hard on the top of the chap's truncheon - very effective at turning wood to putty.

Also commonly found on matrons/teachers touring the boy's dormitories after 'lights out' at boarding schools, to stop any cases of self-love that maybe occuring.
Margaret: "Goodness gracious Reginald put that away before it feels the sting of my temperance spoon."
by Brucey Big Bonus August 30, 2012
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Templative

Comprised of templates, particularly in a metaphorical sense.
I find that subculture tediously templative; desperately clinging to prefab social masks because they’re terrified of the shrieking void within.
by @carrozo May 23, 2020
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