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dissonance

That sudden feeling of 'ick' when you take a sip of tea but you thought it was going to be Coke. It's not that you dislike tea you just thought it would be Coke.
Bill: How was your date?
Bixby: I thought only blondes were that ditzy.
Bill: Fight Dissonance, man! It messes with all of us.
by MonaBSU September 29, 2009
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cognitive dissonance

Cognitive Dissonance States that contradicting cognitions serve as a driving force that compels the mind to acquire or invent new thoughts or beliefs, or to modify existing beliefs, so as to reduce the amount of dissonance (conflict) between cognitions.
You do a boring job, but is paid $30/hour, so you say that is a nice and interesting job....'well, it is not cognitive dissonance, I think is a great new job!!'

You are deciding about two movies, your girlfriend wants to see the most boring one so after the cinema, you think it was a good movie and cool after all.
by David Mendoza November 9, 2006
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bone and disown

Somewhat unsuprisingly to bone and disown is to bone and subsequently disown. In other words, one allures a female(or male) beds and then sheds, squirts one in the eye and says goodbye, has sex with and then ignores for ever more.
AAA i noticed that Dave was piecin' Laura is he still with her?
No no, he boned, but then disowned.

He fucked her then chucked her, boned her in the car and said tara, classic bone and disown.
by loz February 7, 2004
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I disown joo

What you say to anyone who says "n00b" or "pwned" or speaks any sort of "1337" to you whatsoever.
f0ck joo mang , i disown joo , joo-beaner
by f0ck you joo-beanersss mang September 25, 2005
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cognitive dissonance

Knowing you made the wrong choice but are too stubborn to correct yourself and therefore deny it by saying everyone else made the wrong choice.
PS3 fanboy: PS3 KICKS 360'S ASS ANYDAY.

Xbox fanboy: Uhhh...Okay. Cognitive dissonance. I'll just go back to playing Halo 3.
by hobolikker May 27, 2009
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Cognitive dissonance

Reading/listening to classical media (newspapers/radio/tv news channels) vs having your world view determined by reading different bloggers' online garbage.
Caveat emptor!The rapid and uncontrolled mushrooming of social media has created an atmosphere of cognitive dissonance.
by Crazy Uncle Dimma May 1, 2021
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