A literary device where a character's pursuit of an ideal or unattainable desire is intensified by its fleeting, transient nature. This paradoxical longing becomes more powerful and all-consuming precisely because the object of desire is perpetually elusive or only exists as a constructed ideal rather than a tangible reality.
Daniel's relentless pursuit of Michael is an embodiment of the Ephemeral Idealization Paradox, where his desire for her grows more obsessive precisely because the perfect version of her he envisions exists only in the shimmering, unreachable past.
by jiangjiangism March 25, 2025
Get the Ephemeral Idealization Paradoxmug. When you try to make a joke definition of an Urban dictionary link, but it says can't contain links in the definition, so you remove the link and submit it, thinking the problem is resolved and your funny joke is through. But then it says definition must have word in it, but the word is the source of the other problem.
Human: I can't wait to joke about urbandictionary's blog page!
*Human goes to website, adds definition, writes 'funny' definition, presses submit*
Website: There was 1 error that prohibited this form from being submitted (Links)
Human: Ok then, I will remove the link.
Website: There was 1 error that prohibited this form from being submitted (Not having the word in the example)
Human: HELP ME, I AM IN THE Urban Dictionary Paradox!!!!!!!
*Human goes to website, adds definition, writes 'funny' definition, presses submit*
Website: There was 1 error that prohibited this form from being submitted (Links)
Human: Ok then, I will remove the link.
Website: There was 1 error that prohibited this form from being submitted (Not having the word in the example)
Human: HELP ME, I AM IN THE Urban Dictionary Paradox!!!!!!!
by Trumpium March 17, 2022
Get the Urban Dictionary Paradoxmug. The stepford paradox is an ironic situation that occurs when life seems very rythmic and mundane day in and day out that it starts to seem odd. Liken to, if not insane.
The “Jones” are cutting their grass at 7:43am just like they have on every Tuesday morning for the last 7 years. It makes me feel like I’m living in The “Stepford Paradox”
by Greener Blues Hospitality LLC July 8, 2025
Get the The “Stepford Paradox”mug. The paradox that results when one smokes or otherwise inhales cannabis then, as a full grown adult, proceeds to watch children shows all the while claiming it is an adult show, despite the show being designed for toddlers.
by Dr15$ November 12, 2023
Get the The Bluey-weed Paradoxmug. by NotPeter69 February 17, 2024
Get the Bootstrap Paradoxmug. -verb pEUH+ Ov + DOKS + PARR + UH + DOKS
somebody going back into the past and constructs a dock at any given shore at a body of water, going back into the future then convincing the people of modern day to build another dock next to the one you built in the past to commemorate it’s long lasting time and usage
somebody going back into the past and constructs a dock at any given shore at a body of water, going back into the future then convincing the people of modern day to build another dock next to the one you built in the past to commemorate it’s long lasting time and usage
by ForestGuy July 21, 2023
Get the Pair-Of-Docks-Paradoxmug. When you ask a girl to the dance and she says no, then you see her at the dance and a week after said dance , you get a crush on her. So now your stuck secretly liking her and praying that someone doesn’t finds out
by M@dn3ss September 30, 2025
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