by Strikaboy July 17, 2013
Get the Emotionap mug.Someone who is unable to u derstand the emotions or others, or know how to respond to another person in an emotional situation.
Wife: “dinner is ready”
Husband “oh about that...here’s a picture of the cat” (emotionally retarded)
Husband “oh about that...here’s a picture of the cat” (emotionally retarded)
by Ben in the den July 2, 2018
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A feminist notion that emotions are somehow hard work, and that they should be financially compensated for them. Men don't seem to have a problem being nice to people, and are rightfully perplexed when women use this term.
Given the amount of emotions a normal woman has every few minutes, about virtually everything, emotional labor seems to be an oxymoron.
Given the amount of emotions a normal woman has every few minutes, about virtually everything, emotional labor seems to be an oxymoron.
"Omg, Brad's such a bad manager, he doesn't recognize all the emotional labor I put in, trying to be nice to customers all the time!"
by AntiSuffragette October 11, 2018
Get the Emotional Labor mug.A professional who specializes in a system of therapy that involves treating the patient, often suffering from a personality disorder, with a dose of common-sensical advice aimed at adjusting said character flaws. This is usually done by questioning their motivations and career/financial goals while refraining from practicing negative reinforcement or punishment. Most patients resist and therefore continue down their current destructive path. Coined by Superfan Giovanni Giorgio on the Adam Carolla Show(1/17/13).
Adam Carolla: Hey Tara, when you screen the calls for tonight's Loveline, can you limit the suicide ones, please?
(Tara laughs while watching "The Simpsons" on TV)
Adam Carolla: HEY!! Let's focus. You've got a job to do. Now I was saying I'd like less-
Tara: You're not my boss!!
Adam Carolla: Whoa, someone's in desperate need of an emotional chiropractor.
(Tara laughs while watching "The Simpsons" on TV)
Adam Carolla: HEY!! Let's focus. You've got a job to do. Now I was saying I'd like less-
Tara: You're not my boss!!
Adam Carolla: Whoa, someone's in desperate need of an emotional chiropractor.
by griffin_t_a January 24, 2013
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(Note: Do not use emoticons unironically, unless you're speaking to someone who doesn't understand your language.)
(Note: Do not use emoticons unironically, unless you're speaking to someone who doesn't understand your language.)
by Tommy Wommy Womsters March 26, 2005
To evoke an extreme 'emotion'.
Tends to lean towards positive emotions but can refer to negative emotions as well. In slang terms however it only refers to abstract objects or experiences that the common use of emotional would never be used to define.
Reached it's peak in London vernacular around 2015.
Tends to lean towards positive emotions but can refer to negative emotions as well. In slang terms however it only refers to abstract objects or experiences that the common use of emotional would never be used to define.
Reached it's peak in London vernacular around 2015.
by DJDS December 14, 2018
Get the Emotional mug.When you're beyond friend zone with a woman you'd like to sleep with. Women tell you all details of their life including their sexual experiences and it puts you in an intense sense of depression.
by Slayergoober0 March 3, 2019
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