the process of counting down from 5 in order to make a certain assumption if something is superduper gay.
the gay down:If you hug a friend that is also a male(assuming your a dude), you must count down from 5. Once it reaches zero, its totally turned from friendly to gay. If two hot women do such acts, it is considered super friggin hot, not gay.
by shauncollindixybots January 1, 2012

"Hey man, is that moose tracks any good?"
"Nah, they really vanillaed it down."
or
"Dude, my ice cream looks nothing like it does on the box!"
"Yeah man, they always vanilla down that shit."
"Nah, they really vanillaed it down."
or
"Dude, my ice cream looks nothing like it does on the box!"
"Yeah man, they always vanilla down that shit."
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The process by which an ostensibly detrimental process is allowed to finish on the slim chance that it results in an unexpected benefit. Originates in platform games such as Super Mario Bros.
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