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Name of Substance

A Name of Substance or an NOS is a name held by a Black or POC that is deemed harder to pronounce in vvhiteness due to racism. A NOS is a cultural tie to ones anscesty and has deep personal meaning to the individual. It is a form of art and respect comes with correct pronunciation and approach.

Coined term by Bianka Nalia of Mixed Messages.
"I was not given a boring name. I was given a Name of Substance and I'm proud of it."
by Bianca Nalia May 11, 2022
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this is most commonly used by clickbait youtubers. it is a means of scaring little children to make them want to like and subscribe.

a picture of a big spider is shown to you, and you are told to like and subscribe right now (sometimes you have to like and subscribe within the next 5 seconds, but it is usually right now) and if you dont comply, the spider shown in the picture will do one of the following:

be in your bed tonight

crawl on your face when youre sleeping

crawl in your mouth when your sleeping
etc

there wont actually be a spider in your bed, it is just a way of scaring little children. it doesnt hit as hard on older people who dont have arachnopohia
youtuber: like and subscribe in the next 5 seconds or this spider will crawl on you when youre sleeping (dont risk it)

me: guess im keeping some bug spray next to my bed tonight

little children (who are most likely to fall for the like and subscribe 'spider' meme): IM SUBBING RIGHT NOW!!!!
by AntichamberYellow September 23, 2023
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people of substance

by Danuc November 19, 2023
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The sweet substance

I love the taste of the sweet substance of a freshly toasted Pop Tart. Delicious!!
by Watchmaven July 29, 2024
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Structure over Substance

A rhetorical strategy where the form of an argument is prioritized over its actual content—critiquing structure, style, or presentation while ignoring the substantive claims being made. Often appears in academic or intellectual debates: "Your argument lacks rigor," "This isn't properly formatted," "You haven't engaged with the literature." The critique may be valid, but it becomes fallacious when it substitutes for engaging the actual ideas. Structure matters, but substance matters more.
"They spent an hour critiquing my sources and formatting and never addressed my central thesis. That's Structure over Substance—judging the package while ignoring what's inside. Form matters, but when form becomes the only focus, substance gets buried alive."
by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026
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shiny sparkling giant subspace ancient megalodon

a megalodon in fisch which is very rare and only a few people have it. this takes a lot of fisching skills to get.
OMG!!!!!!!!! I GOT A "shiny sparkling giant subspace ancient megalodon"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS SO RARE AND IT SELLS FOR 129,395 CREDITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by =-0987654321\][poiuytrewq';lkj February 4, 2025
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like and subscribe

The phrase commonly used at the beginning of YouTube videos, reminding viewers to show support by liking the video and subscribing to the channel for more content. Hence, it becomes increasingly common for "Don't forget to like and subscribe" to be the first sentence of YouTube videos.
Every time I tune in to a new vlog, the first thing I hear is, 'Don't forget to like and subscribe!' It's like a ritual now.
by Emotional Cruiser August 4, 2025
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