The term is used when a girl who approaches a guy to introduce herself to him and he reacts by ducking his head, lean his shoulder, and faces his back towards her.
Girl: Hi, my name is Laura. (Reaches arm out for handshake)
Boy: (Ducks his head, leans his shoulder, and face his back towards her)
Friend of Boy: Damn bro, you just Yang'd her big time.
Boy: (Ducks his head, leans his shoulder, and face his back towards her)
Friend of Boy: Damn bro, you just Yang'd her big time.
by loihnaf October 27, 2011
An observed moment in a film or performance that is so awkward, cheesy, or clichéd that the viewer feels personally, nearly-mortally embarrassed for the performer.
A cringe-inducing moment of embarrassment sparked by seeing an awkward scene in a film.
Yang is distinct from merely empathizing with a character who is embarrassed in a scene in that yang is generated when the yang-inducing actor is not aiming to convey embarrassment, but does so by having to act out a terribly scripted idea or line of dialogue.
A cringe-inducing moment of embarrassment sparked by seeing an awkward scene in a film.
Yang is distinct from merely empathizing with a character who is embarrassed in a scene in that yang is generated when the yang-inducing actor is not aiming to convey embarrassment, but does so by having to act out a terribly scripted idea or line of dialogue.
Noun: "Oh my god, that extended sequence in Spiderman 3 where Peter Parker becomes evil and suddenly learns to play the piano filled me with such yang, I couldn't watch!"
Adjective: "Ugh! The scene at the end of '4 Weddings and a Funeral' where Hugh Grant and Andy McDowell finally kiss and Hugh notes it's raining and Andy replies: "I hadn't noticed" is so yang-inducing."
Adjective: "Ugh! The scene at the end of '4 Weddings and a Funeral' where Hugh Grant and Andy McDowell finally kiss and Hugh notes it's raining and Andy replies: "I hadn't noticed" is so yang-inducing."
by Todd De Monque April 28, 2008
by Snakes on George's Wang February 24, 2010
by shutmouth November 24, 2020
To cancel something in advance, usually something unpleasant that conflicts with something more appealling.
Guy 1: "My girlfriend Natalie wants me to go shoe shopping with her this afternoon but the semi-finals are on TV"
Guy 2: "Mate, yang that off."
Guy 2: "Mate, yang that off."
by Paul Webb Snr 2 March 22, 2009
When you have a meeting with someone and they do not show up even after contacting them with a reminder.
by dopp10 September 26, 2012
I always feel better after a yang infusion.
by hairyotter June 21, 2020