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National Shifting Day

Hey did you here what day it was today?
No what is it
National Shifting Day!
Dude I’m going to Hogwarts see you
by rarathelion November 10, 2020
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Red Shift

A red-shift in the light from a star shows that the distance between us and the star is increasing. The bigger the red-shift the faster the star is moving away.
Student: "Teacher what is red shift?"
Teacher: "Red shift is the wavelength of the light that is stretched, so the light is seen as 'shifted' towards the red part of the spectrum. "
by Dr. Annole March 21, 2023
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shift cripple

term, which describes little 93'-kiddies, who don't know when to hit the shift-button on their keyboard. These kids mostly use abbreviations like ILY and/or lysm.
kid writes on yahoo: "i loVe YoU sO mUCh!"
I reply: "You's a shift cripple"
by Pop the cherry April 4, 2009
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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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ice shift

When you’re trying to drink the last ounce of beverage out of your glass, and the remaining ice in the glass suddenly shifts toward the lip of the glass, and that last ounce spills all over your face and shirt.
Joe: “Jim, why is your shirt all wet?”
Jim: “I was a victim of ice shift, Joe!”
by Pppoppp March 15, 2023
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