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Emotional Tofu

(noun): Similar to the food product Tofu which generates no original flavor but absorbs flavor from surrounding products, Emotional Tofu is a person with no actual experience in a topic but knows, or knows of, someone who has experience in a cause, so they absorb their emotion as their own.

Seen mostly in white, middle/upper class, priveledged, Social Justice Warriors when they're trying to justify their political views. Typically identified by using sentences that start with "I have a friend who.."
Veteran: Yeah I think the inroads made in Iraq post-exit in 2011 have had mostly long term benefits for the region despite setbacks with ISIL's rise

Emotional Tofu: No it isn't! No! You don't understand. I have friend. He was in Iraq. He caught PTSD and that's why universal health insurance and stronger gun control because fuck you Trump!
by Palmo53 January 29, 2017
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emotional landmine

Seeing Facebook memories pop up in your newsfeed after a break up
I'm avoiding Facebook this week for all the emotional landmines that they want me to share!
by thegoodex August 7, 2017
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emotional dummy

Someone who has unstable emotions, mostly having to do with love.
Ambrin is an emotional dummy, because she cannot choose who she likes and she changes her feelings
by Who's this? August 20, 2017
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Emotionblindness

Emotionblindness or emotionblind is the inability to feel some or all emotions in the emotional spectrum. Pretty much the twin brother of colorblindness. Colorblind glasses help those with colorblindness to see the colors they can't. For those afflicted with emotionblindness things such as music, sounds, art, nature etc, may act like colorblind glasses. Allowing people with emotionblindness to feel emotions they do not normally feel.
He is emotionblind, so he is unable to empathize with your sorrow.

When it comes to feeling sorry for his actions or being able to see how he hurt you, he is emotionblind.

She has a temporary case of emotionblindness due to an imbalance in her system caused by giving birth. Her ability to feel happiness again will return. The best prescription is exposure to the arts or nature or other non pharmaceutical methods.
by kbusch 2018 January 9, 2018
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emotionally hardcore

What emo is short for.
DUDE! Aerrald is so emotionally hardcore!
by TrEx Is UniCoRn February 19, 2018
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emotional radiation

The effect some people have on the emotions of those around them. If they are sad you are sad or if they are happy you will be too.
My friend has an emotional radiation around him. So if he's happy, I am happy as well even if I had a shitty day.
by EmoEmpress October 31, 2018
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