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

shift+search+l

Trick you can irritate your friends with if they have a Chromebook, the shortcut causes their Chromebook to go to homepage where after they'll have to type their password to get back to the page they were first. But this trick is way less powerful then the almighty trick "ctrl+shift+qq"

Student 1: How's it goingggg?
Student 2: Look there.
Student 2: "taps shift+search+l"
Student 1: Aw come on man, why do you have to be so irritating?
Student 3: Sneaks a "ctrl+shift+qq" while they're arguing.
Student 2: Oh come on man, now we'll have to log all the way back in to get back to where we were in our history project.
Student 1: If it's all gone, you're done for student 3.

by Rish-the_dictionarist November 23, 2024

The great Fortnite shift

A phenomenon that occurred between mid to late 2022 where a lot of people online changed their opinions on Fortnite from being hated to being beloved again.

“I used to hate Fortnite before the great Fortnite shift, after realizing that I’ve missed on the fun from all the stuff that happened from 2020-2023.”

by Startupedition May 18, 2025

Julian Shift

A change in a teenage male's life when he decides to to stop playing videogames, usually followed by a sudden ability to socialize.

That kid just underwent a Julian Shift and now all his friends want to to play him Xbox again, despite the fact that they were dicks to him.

by No Longer Funny Hitler November 6, 2011

the great shift

The moment in the history of man kind that Black men were just as capable of pulling any bad bitch there is. Before that black men were considered unworthy because of lack of hair. (This term is usually referring to a black kids experience in grade school)

Ever since the great shift, all the bitches can't get enough of me - black man

by Nigamuc July 1, 2024

jumping shift

Jump shift is basically a way of saying you are breaking up with someone

Dave: Hey
Sarah: Hey, We need to talk
Dave: Huh?
Sarah: I'm sorry David but I'm jumping shift

Dave: What do you mean by that?

Sarah: I'm breaking up with you
Dave: Oh Wow :(

by A randomKIDWhoHatesOTHERS12 February 25, 2018

facebook night shift

Facebook night shift is what is completed when someone makes many posts during the nighttime

“OMG have you seen how many FB posts Natalie made after we went to bed?” , “Yes she’ appears to have chronicled our entire night out during her Facebook night shift”

by Big Jack's Bollocks January 23, 2018