A tendency for some engineers to believe that they can solve complex problems in unrelated fields (economics, philosophy, etc) by applying typical engineering strategies (mathematical modeling, etc) despite lacking domain knowledge in the field.
"The volatility of financial markets can be minimized by using control theory to model the market as a second-order system."
"That's just your engineer's syndrome talking."
"That's just your engineer's syndrome talking."
by Honkwicher April 05, 2021
A mental delusion that inflicts only men into believing they will experience Spontaneous Castration at the sight of a powerful woman.
"Aaron's got that Furiosa Syndrome, he thinks his dick will fall off if he goes to see the new MadMax movie"
by Gavriel.Discordia June 25, 2015
A disease of celebrities wherein they rise to notoriety with a particular role, and it threatens to typecast and destroy their career forever. Named for William Shatner, whose love-hate relationship with his Star Trek character James T. Kirk, both originated and imprisoned, extended and hounded much of his professional career.
In rare cases, such as with William Shatner himself, the disease mutates and gives the victim the ability to rise above and become a teflon parody/iconic legend of themself.
In rare cases, such as with William Shatner himself, the disease mutates and gives the victim the ability to rise above and become a teflon parody/iconic legend of themself.
Examples of Shatner Syndrome are almost every principal actor from every Star Trek series, Jim Nabors, Pee-wee Hermann, Hulk Hogan and the entire cast of Seinfeld, aside from Jerry Seinfeld.
by Grafikman December 20, 2010
Derived from the Latin word saur- meaning red and -on meaning eyes. Most commonly diagnosed in immortal beings in their menacing tower phase of life, this affliction ones eyes to become extremely red.
Hey, Frodo, what's up with Sauron today?
-Oh man, he's suffering from an affliction of the most curious and serendipitous sorts.
By golly Frodo! You don't think...
-Yes me boy, it seems he has a a case of sauron syndrome!
OH SNAP!
-Oh man, he's suffering from an affliction of the most curious and serendipitous sorts.
By golly Frodo! You don't think...
-Yes me boy, it seems he has a a case of sauron syndrome!
OH SNAP!
by Bilbo Bag-JESUS A LION GET IN July 21, 2009
by Dasborg June 07, 2011
Also known as pulling an Annie Wilkes. When a website or forum obsessess over one person to the point of being borderline creepy and almost psychotic, going to such lengths as screencapping everything that person does if it doesn't involve them, posting overly long forum threads about said user, trying to coax said user into joining the website or forum they're apart of and just going out of their way to make sure said person is associated with said site or forum forever.
by MM132 December 23, 2015
Once one person leaves a party or event, others feel it is now "safe" to do so. Often causes a significant exodus from a gathering soon after the first person departs.
After the English TV show. When the character Bagpuss goes to sleep, all other characters go to sleep.
After the English TV show. When the character Bagpuss goes to sleep, all other characters go to sleep.
As soon as you left the party it shut down, seems you enacted the Bagpuss Syndrome.
I felt guilty that I wanted to leave, but once you started the Bagpuss Syndrome, I was fine with it.
I felt guilty that I wanted to leave, but once you started the Bagpuss Syndrome, I was fine with it.
by PhilOsophical April 30, 2013