Tokyo Drift

When you fart outside the car before you get in and it follows you in in to the car.

Driver: this car stinks!
Passenger: Sorry I farted outside, must have been a Tokyo Drift.

by benjigrin October 4, 2021

Drift Wood

The act of swimming in the nude with a half chub while floating on your back.

4 guys and 3 girls go to the beach and zack with his half chub decided to go skinny dipping. Classic drift wood.

by YHR Spynx August 4, 2018

drift

the skin from fortnite during season 5 chapter 1

Guy 1: Bro, it's season 5 on fortnite!
Guy 2: Yeah, I got the drift skin from the battle pass!

by susmonke7727 April 2, 2022

Thrift Drifting

The practice of visiting multiple thrift stores in succession within a single outing, characterized by a fluid, exploratory approach to shopping without a fixed itinerary, allowing the shopper to “drift” between locations in search of unique secondhand items.

On Saturday, she spent the afternoon thrift drifting across the city, uncovering vintage treasures at each stop.

by Tara Gumrent March 21, 2025

Visit Drift

When a visit with a friend or relative is prolonged unnecessarily with limited benefit.

We need to avoid visit drift with your family today...I would like to get home early!

by Bored daughter-in-law August 1, 2012

the Drift

Alternative way of saying "That's the move" and/or "That's not the move" In other words, saying that the topic of conversation is agreeable.

Danny: "Let's drink before going to the club."

Celeste: "Yeah that sounds like the drift, let's save money live better."

by Cunaynay May 5, 2023

DRIFT PRINCIPLE

The idea that when a system optimizes too fast (for efficiency, engagement, or simplicity), the fidelity of meaning drops and reality starts to feel thinner, flatter, or slightly fake. It’s what happens when everything becomes streamlined but nothing feels grounded anymore.

“Instagram used to feel real, but now it’s all the same recycled vibe. Total Drift Principle. Compression outran fidelity.”

by GuyWhoWritesDefinitions November 5, 2025