An effect where people think that a country, state, province, city, or any other sort of area are far better / worse than they actually are.
Jimmy : Hey guys this part of our city is such a nice place!
John : No it isn't...
Jimmy : YEAH IT IS
John : But people get constantly robbed, shot and raped over there...
Jimmy : THATS A FALSE STATISTIC!
John : Calm it down with your Area Derangement Syndrome
John : No it isn't...
Jimmy : YEAH IT IS
John : But people get constantly robbed, shot and raped over there...
Jimmy : THATS A FALSE STATISTIC!
John : Calm it down with your Area Derangement Syndrome
by SRPGShadow June 13, 2018

by # I love Urban Dictionary April 29, 2019

by insanity November 9, 2012

by kidcudi30 October 24, 2023

Turn around, there's nothing here.
yo, what the fuck u still doin here, fuck off,
(this shit website told me to 'include the word being defined' here, so
Area 51
(this shit website told me to 'include the word being defined' here, so
Area 51
by Area 52 July 15, 2019

by ilikeeatingcheesetriangles December 23, 2023

Describes the "pleasant versus unpleasant" quandary that you face when making a road trip on a budget. The D.O.T. may indeed instruct you to "never drive while drowsy", but good luck explaining that to a cop with a quota who taps on your car window at 2 a.m. in the morning to find out why you're parked along a deserted stretch of highway to sleep till dawn.
One simple way to avoid the whole "rest area vs. arrest area" debacle is to simply schedule your sleep-stops around the available "official rest area" locations that are situation along your route... sure, it may take a bit longer to complete your journey if you hafta "call it a day" at 5 pm instead of at nightfall because there will be no other rest areas for another hundred or more miles, but at least you can slumber in peace, knowing that you aren't parking somewhere overnight where you might be given grief.
by QuacksO February 25, 2019
