validation facial

when you spunk on somebody's face whilst validating their feelings and saying nice things about them. just a regular facial, but you validate the recipient as you do it.

Person 1: Hey look at that spa advert, it's showing something called a validation facial

Person 2: That's nice. Somebody tells you over and over that you're beautiful as they are spaffing all over your face... sounds like a wholesome experience

by toadstool12 January 4, 2025

Validation Slow Pitch

A deliberately lobbed social media post tossed right down the middle, inviting former teammates, casual acquaintances, and long-forgotten rivals to unload a barrage of compliments. Typically disguised as hesitation (e.g., “not sure I wanna but…”) despite the poster refreshing the comments like it’s a tie game in the 7th.

Andrew just threw a Validation Slow Pitch on Facebook, opened with ‘not sure I wanna but…’ and by midnight the comments section looked like a postgame award ceremony.

by Corey Daul February 3, 2026

Variational Systems

Systems described by variational principles—where behavior optimizes some quantity (minimizes energy, maximizes efficiency). Variational Systems are the mathematics of optimization, of finding the best path, the optimal configuration. They're used in physics (least action), engineering (optimal design), economics (utility maximization). Variational Systems assume that systems "choose" optimal paths, that nature is efficient, that optimization is fundamental. Understanding Variational Systems is understanding a world where things tend toward extremes—not random, not deterministic, but optimal.

Example: "Light takes the path of least time—a variational principle. His route-planning algorithm used the same idea: find the optimal path, minimize cost. Variational Systems worked beautifully when optimization was the goal. But human behavior wasn't always optimal; sometimes people chose worse paths for reasons the model couldn't capture. The model worked; reality didn't always cooperate."

by Dumu The Void March 7, 2026

Variations on a cloud

One of the best songs made by miracle musical, which is a side project of tally hall.

It sounds like a mashup of “isle unto thyself” another song in Hawaii part 2, “murders” in the same album. With a part that is also literally just ruler of everything by tally hall.

Guy 1: hey dude look at that cloud with variations on it
miracle musical fan: VARIATIONS ON A CLOUD REFERENCE???

by Mintymondos June 21, 2025

Vacation

WOOOOOOOOW! THAT'S LIKE 3 IN A ROW! TED CRUZ HAS GONE ON VACATION FOR THE LAST 3 NATURAL DISASTERS! What was the last one?

Hym "I don't remember what the last natural disaster was but I remember that Ted Cruz went on fucking vacation. Jesus Christ!"

by Hym Iam July 9, 2025

Vacation Dart

A cigarette that you smoke on vacation.

Vacation darts don't count.

Being in Greece is the best time for a vacation dart.

I don't normally smoke, but this is a vacation dart.

Mom: you smoke?

Me: No, this is just a vacation dart.

by EfKalisto13 August 6, 2025

validation

The feeling of thirsting for approval, often when you outsource your self-worth to those around you, like parents or peers.

She kept chasing after likes on social media, seeking validation instead of trusting her own abilities.

by Emotional Cruiser September 21, 2025