The creepy "touchy-feely" Uncle who seeks out pre-teen girls at your cousin's wedding to dance with.
Look at Uncle Gary, being all Familiar again
by Nvrwrong March 1, 2023
Get the Familiarmug. The "familiarity filter" refers to the phenomenon where children are more inclined to listen to strangers rather than their own parents, often due to filtering out familiar things that have always been there.
It's interesting how the familiarity filter works; my child pays more attention to advice from a teacher than from me, just because it feels new and different.
by Emotional Cruiser September 19, 2025
Get the familiarity filtermug. 
Get the FAMILIARmug. by GearyBeary April 29, 2022
Get the Betraying Familiaritiesmug. Phrase use by Shaquille O’Neal to describe a current NBA player who he did not believe was as good. However the player proved him wrong. In a post-game interview Shaq told the player “I owe you an apology. I was not really familiar with your game”.
Since then it became viral as a meme and used in different contexts by someone who acknowledges a person or group that surprised them with a set of skills, abilities, or their character and opinions etc.
Since then it became viral as a meme and used in different contexts by someone who acknowledges a person or group that surprised them with a set of skills, abilities, or their character and opinions etc.
Actor ABC shows incredible skills when playing a certain character.
Person 1: I owe you an apology ABC, I was not familiar with your game.
Swifties show their incredible influence by supporting Taylor swift in her Eras Tour that has been completely sold out.
Person B: “I owe swifties an apology, I was not familiar with their game”
Person 1: I owe you an apology ABC, I was not familiar with your game.
Swifties show their incredible influence by supporting Taylor swift in her Eras Tour that has been completely sold out.
Person B: “I owe swifties an apology, I was not familiar with their game”
by helpfulzillenial January 25, 2024
Get the I was not familiar with your gamemug. Hym "Well, that sounds familiar. Who came up with that? Oh, I donno. Probably some kind of genius. Sounds brilliant to me. Like an amalgam of history's greatest minds."
by Hym Iam May 16, 2023
Get the Familiarmug. When you think you know someone, but then you realise you've just seen them on Facebook... sometimes via a friend or sometimes via Facebook Stalking.
Guy 1 "I'm sure I know that girl..."
Guy 2 "I think she's just Facebook Familiar"
...
Guy 1 "I said 'Hey' to this girl the other day, I was sure I knew her from somewhere... but she disagreed"
Guy 2 "Facebook Familiarity - It's a bitch"
Guy 2 "I think she's just Facebook Familiar"
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Guy 1 "I said 'Hey' to this girl the other day, I was sure I knew her from somewhere... but she disagreed"
Guy 2 "Facebook Familiarity - It's a bitch"
by CommonMistake April 2, 2011
Get the Facebook Familiaritymug.