When two young roosters pork each hole on a senior citizen Eiffel Tower style, locking arms in an attempt to mimic a walking frame for the poor old hag who is no longer capable of using her sleds
by Frolicking coon May 1, 2024
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A term derived from the medical concept of "reframe," denoting the act of excessively attempting to reframe a situation with an overly optimistic perspective. It's the process of trying to see the bright side of everything, even when it might not be appropriate or realistic.
A term derived from the medical concept of "reframe," denoting the act of excessively attempting to reframe a situation with an overly optimistic perspective. It's the process of trying to see the bright side of everything, even when it might not be appropriate or realistic.
Example:
Person 1: "I just got fired from my job, but it's okay because now I have more time to focus on my hobbies and find a better opportunity!"
Person 2: "Whoa, don't reach-frame it too much. Losing your job is tough, it's okay to acknowledge that."
Person 1: "I just got fired from my job, but it's okay because now I have more time to focus on my hobbies and find a better opportunity!"
Person 2: "Whoa, don't reach-frame it too much. Losing your job is tough, it's okay to acknowledge that."
by wandrew June 9, 2024
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by A frame June 22, 2024
Get the A-frame mug.A psychological condition where someone compulsively interprets their life through the lens of literary tropes and storytelling conventions, combined with an obsessive need to fill any gaps in their understanding with elaborate theories that fit these narrative patterns. Common symptoms include categorizing people as character archetypes, expecting plot twists, and creating complex explanations for simple events to avoid "plot holes" in their personal story.
1. "Dude, my roommate has such bad Narrative Framework Syndrome. When our neighbor got a new cat, he spent three hours explaining how it must be a magical familiar sent to watch us because 'that's how these story arcs usually start.'"
2. "My sister's NFS is acting up again. She's convinced her new coworker must be a secret heir to a fortune because 'why else would such an important character be introduced this late in the season?'"
2. "My sister's NFS is acting up again. She's convinced her new coworker must be a secret heir to a fortune because 'why else would such an important character be introduced this late in the season?'"
by mKonic February 5, 2025
Get the Narrative Framework Syndrome mug.Similar to blame-shift, it is a manipulation and abusive tactic where a person refuses to accept responsibility for their actions and then places blame on their targeted victim while applying it to multiple scenarios that frame a victim as the perpetrator as a larger overall narrative.
She believes nobody can recognize how she blame-frames her boyfriend for everything that happens.
He was exonnerated in court because he was completely blame-framed from the start.
He was exonnerated in court because he was completely blame-framed from the start.
by TBH2 February 20, 2026
Get the Blame-frame mug.The mental gymnastics you perform to explain away your friend's embarrassing behavior so they don't look like a complete loser in front of others. Also used when you personally screw up but need to rebrand it as intentional.
"Kevin tripped over nothing and told everyone he was 'testing the gravitational pull.' Bro really hit us with the aura framing like we didn't just watch him eat pavement."
by internetarchaeologist March 5, 2026
Get the Aura Framing mug.The overarching structures of assumptions, methods, concepts, values, and practices that organize scientific inquiry within particular domains, eras, or communities. Scientific Frameworks are broader than paradigms—they include not just the theoretical commitments of a discipline but also its institutional arrangements, funding patterns, publication norms, and social relations. A framework determines what questions are worth asking, what methods are appropriate for answering them, what counts as evidence, what standards of proof are required, and what kinds of explanations are acceptable. Frameworks can span multiple paradigms—the Newtonian framework persisted through paradigm shifts within it; the Darwinian framework continues to evolve while maintaining core commitments. Understanding Scientific Frameworks is essential for grasping how science actually works: not as a pure logical enterprise but as a human institution shaped by history, culture, and power. Frameworks enable science by providing stability and shared understanding; they also constrain it by limiting what can be thought, asked, or seen.
Example: "He couldn't understand why his radical idea was rejected. Scientific Frameworks explained it: his proposal didn't fit the existing framework—it asked different questions, used different methods, assumed different values. It wasn't that his idea was wrong; it was that it was incommensurable with the framework that dominated his field. He had to either work within the framework or wait for a framework shift."
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