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Shaking off the Doom

Detoxing from any drug, but especially alcohol. The mentally and physically uncomfortable (and potentially fatal) withdrawal process which accompanies ceasing the use of one's drug of choice on one's own, i.e. without medical assistance.

"Shaking" refers to the "tremors" (shaking uncontrollably) which accompany this process.

"The Doom" refers any and/or all of the following: 1) the consistent and delusional feeling that something horrible and unstoppable is on the verge of occuring; 2) the "shadows", i.e. visual hallucinations which are the result of "delirium tremens" and/or insomnia; 3) the existential dread, terror, and regret concerning the very real possibility of death from withdrawal; and/or the intense nausea which causes one to be unable to "keep anything down."

Shaking off the Doom does not necessarily incapacitate, in that someone could, for example, still go to school or work while being in the process of it. Oftentimes, however, it is, temporarily, physically and mentally crippling. The Doom is shaken off when one is able to resume normal functioning.
Person 1: "Are you ok? You look like death!"

Person 2: "Yeah, I'm just shaking off the Doom. I've been drinking hard for three weeks straight, but ran outta money and booze."
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Master chief Vs doom guy

The argument had by all nerds cough* cough*matpat
Master chief Vs doom guy is impossible
But hey that's just a theory a game theory
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National throw Doom day

21th of October. When you can throw Doom around with no permission needed, even though he is 5'6"
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DOOM.

A name the gods granted one person on planet earth. The individual granted this name passed down magical traits and violent traits to thy penis.
PERI??? DOOM. IS SO BIG???
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Doctor Doom Syndrome

A mental illness in which the person afflicted may be awesome in every way imaginable, yet they let one person prevent them from not being a dick.
Nate: I don’t get it, Frank’s got a steady job, he’s an accomplished musician, and he knows more than anyone I know, but he keeps acting like a dick whenever his ex is around.

Mat: He’s got Doctor Doom syndrome for sure.
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Gap of Doom

The gap between the airplane and the boarding ramp where you have to clench onto your personal belongings or they may disappear forever
Holy shit dude, the Gap of Doom on my flight home yesterday was bigger than the Grand Canyon
by airplaneguy February 23, 2022
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Room of Auto-Doom

Room of Auto-Doom is a Room where someone from enemy team camps with Saiga-12 Automatic shotgun
Dude . Last round we lost due to Room of Auto-Doom
by Yeet to the beat May 11, 2021
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