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Latino Standard Time

Within the Latin o community, there are certain individuals who are on their own time element, and are usually late to certain events. This can be a complete nuisance, particularly when a specific time event is scheduled (i.e. dinner party, wedding,, baby shower, etc.). Synonymous with being "fashionably late".
Roger: Where are Diego and Maria? I told them dinner would be at 7pm. It is 7:45 no~
David: Don't you know? They are always on Latino Standard Time~ Anybody else would have the decency to call that they are funning late, but with them,
by brooskitooski April 18, 2025
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Standard Sister-in-Law Unit (SSILU) [300lbs]

Standard Sister-in-Law Unit
noun
*| \ ˈsta-ndərd ˈsi-stər-in-ˌlȯ yü-nət *
Abbreviation: SSILU
Symbol: 𝓢 or SIL

Definition:
An unofficial unit of mass equal to 300 pounds (136.08 kilograms), used to simulate high-risk, real-world human load scenarios in mechanical, structural, and transportation systems. The SSILU is commonly applied to test the failure thresholds of furniture, vehicle seats, elevators, bicycles, airline cabins, and public patience.

Etymology:
Originated in post-war American slang, the term is derived from the stereotype of a loud, heavyset female relative—often portrayed as emotionally volatile and structurally compromising—whose presence tests both family dynamics and infrastructure load-bearing capacity. While non-literal, the “sister-in-law” archetype evokes maximum physical and psychological mass concentration in civilian environments.

Technical Classification:
Measurement Type: Anthropomorphic Load Unit

Mass: 300 lbs (≈ 136.08 kg)

Field Use: Structural stress testing, emergency engineering simulation

Design Benchmark: Most consumer goods are not rated past 0.8 SSILU
“She hit the fitting room like a breaching whale—1 Standard Sister-in-Law Unit (SSILU) 300lbs in full stride, swatting children aside and hollering ‘THESE SIZES RUN SMALL!!! while nearby store associates quietly begged for a swift death
by Ludwig Von Snooterman June 7, 2025
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community standards

A bunch of KGB spies of their snowflake division monitor everything you post or say and put you in the Facebook Gulag without a trial or appeal. This is one small step towards communism
by DEAN JEANIE December 1, 2022
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McCarthy Standard Time

The time difference from your chosen time zone (BST, EST, ECT. etc) to the one being used by a terrible time keeper. Usually meaning they will vastly underestimate the time they need to complete a task or overestimate how fast they can travel somewhere, making them the constant reason for delays in planning and execution of group activities.
Cal: I’ll be home in 10 minutes and load up a playlist as soon as i get online. So… gimme 20 minutes and we’re set.

Dan: Is that GMT or McCarthy Standard Time?

Jack: See you in an hour Cal. 🙄
by x427 January 9, 2023
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bonfire standard

If perception is that you are belonging to a group that is targeted and harmed, regardless of your true state of being
Though we now know they werent a witch, the perception of the time was that they were of witches. By the bonfire standard, they were equally likely to harmed as if they truly were a witch.
by Danny Gocobe July 9, 2023
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The Kavanaugh Standard

This refers to the fact that most U.S. citizens who vote for judges do not do research the candidates and instead choose based on superficial criteria. E.g. can they boof?
How did you pick judges when you voted yesterday?
I kinda just picked names that didnt sound like a lady or a foreigner.
Ahh...the Kavanaugh standard
by Urban cowboy 6969 July 27, 2023
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