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The Soft Shift

(Verb) The unethical act of your Precinct's Captain or Lieutenant (in some cases Sergeant), assigning a shift to you with no prior notice or attempts to inform you.
The Soft Shift is typically accompanied by a firm, "come on (your name)... I know you saw it on your schedule... and now I don't have any other Officers to get it covered..."
by Salty_LEO_1984 July 25, 2019
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Shift in meaning

A shift in meaning is when a word's meaning changes over time.
The word "cool" used to mean a low temperature, but now it can also mean something is stylish or awesome.

It is interesting to understand how confusion arises after a shift in meaning of a word from one mythology to another.
by Shifzar Aris January 29, 2025
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Flame shift

To deflect judgment for being a terrible person and/or doing terrible things by jumping on the momentum of hate toward someone else. Typically used by canceled influencers/celebs in an attempt to regain public favor and win back their audience.
Despite being extremely problematic figures in their own right, Jeffree Star and James Charles have chosen to flame shift to Mikayla Nogueria for lying to her fans, hoping that the community will forget their much worse misdeeds.
by IndigoPhoenix21 February 23, 2023
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Shifting on

When you date someone closely connected to your ex immediately after the breakup.
When Tammy started dated her exes brother she wasn’t moving on, she was shifting on.
by Katrina Rowanda August 1, 2024
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Birthday-Shift

The need to reorganize a birthday celebration for someone who is too busy working or out of town on his or her birthday.
"Crap I'm going to be out of town on my birthday. I hope Sandra isn't going to mind pulling a birthday-shift for me."

"Don't worry, Chris, she's knows, she's hiding a present in the glove box of your car and she's got your real birthday planned for another day."
by birthday_administrator April 26, 2010
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Physical Shifting

Physical shifting is a form of shifting (feeling like you are becoming more like your kintype in some way) that involves physically becoming your kintype.

Physical shifting is impossible- it literally cannot be achieved, not with the technology currently available to us.

However, many believe in it, especially those who may be younger and/or more vulnerable.

In perhaps its most harmless form of being proposed to a person, it appears as spells and rituals, many of which may be found in things like online spellbooks. These spells, of course, do not and cannot actually work. However, actual cults, often online ones, have cropped up related to physical shifting and achieving it.
Jamie believes in physical shifting. She says a spell every night before bed to try and become a wolf. I hope I can help her realise it will never happen.
by Debleb November 11, 2020
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