The subtle art of conditioning someone — intentionally or not — to associate a specific action, word, or situation with a particular feeling, craving, or behavior. Inspired by the OG behaviorist Ivan Pavlov and his famously drooling dogs, Pavloving is basically psychological sorcery in everyday life.
“I gave him a glass of water every time we met — now the dude gets thirsty just seeing me. That’s premium Pavloving.”
“Text her ‘good morning’ daily and soon enough, she’ll wake up expecting it. Classic Pavloving.”
“He plays that one song every time we drive — now I’m Pavloved into missing him when it plays elsewhere. Ugh.”
“Text her ‘good morning’ daily and soon enough, she’ll wake up expecting it. Classic Pavloving.”
“He plays that one song every time we drive — now I’m Pavloved into missing him when it plays elsewhere. Ugh.”
by Deivam Usopp July 15, 2025
Get the Pavlovingmug. by odogyes February 11, 2020
Get the Pavlovmug. by Trynottalking March 7, 2022
Get the Pavlov's heartburnmug. When you only have sex with your girl while she’s high, so every time she gets high, she thinks about having sex with you.
by Scotsman80 June 28, 2021
Get the Pavlov’s dirty girlmug. The condition in which when you approach a toilet your butt begins to do something akin to drooling. Also, your sense of urgency to use the toilet is inversely proportional to your distance from it.
This is a conditioned response which can be triggered by many different things depending on the individual and his habits.
This is a conditioned response which can be triggered by many different things depending on the individual and his habits.
by Gramps53207 July 21, 2025
Get the Pavlov Buttmug. Grabbed the Nescafé out this morning and was got by Pavlov's Bog - needed to lay some cable before the kettle even finished boiling.
by Bad Pun Man February 20, 2022
Get the Pavlov's Bogmug. A half hearted expression of love. “I love you too”, only ever expressed as a knee jerk response to the prompt, “I love you”.
“What do you mean, he says he love you, if he never says it first it doesn’t count, it’s only Pavlov’s Love”
by Stone in Shoe Bob October 7, 2021
Get the Pavlov’s Lovemug.