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Popular Culture Psychosis

A state where the symbolic universe of popular culture completely replaces shared reality. The individual's thought processes, language, and interpretation of events become entirely structured by movie plots, celebrity gossip, brand mythologies, and meme logic. They may believe they are living in a simulation modeled after a film franchise, attribute cosmic significance to album release dates, or perceive strangers as archetypes from a TV show. This is a extreme breakdown where the metaphoric and consumable elements of culture are literalized, severing the person from any baseline of common, unmediated experience.
Example: A person becomes convinced that the world is literally the set of The Truman Show, and that everyone around them is an actor following a script written by a shadowy "Director." They interpret weather events as special effects, and news headlines as plot developments in their personal narrative. Their speech is a pastiche of movie quotes and advertising jingles used with deadly seriousness. This isn't just being a "fan"; it's a psychotic break where the map of pop culture has completely replaced the territory of reality, and they can no longer tell the difference. Popular Culture Psychosis.
by Dumu The Void January 27, 2026
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Current Population Survey

(ECONOMICS) survey of 60,000 households in the USA conducted monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. One of two ways in which the BLS gathers statistics on unemployment and hours worked. The other is the establishment survey.
According to an analysis of the 2009 March Current Population Survey, one in five men ages 18-64 - about 21.2 million - are uninsured, compared with 17.2 million women in the same age group. This gap in coverage is consistent across various demographic groups.
by Abu Yahya July 15, 2010
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Urban Population

Individuals who create definitions for themselves on the website Urban Dictionary dot com. Usually these definitions pertain to how great the person is and occasionally reference the size of reproductive organs.
A few members of the Urban Population

Definition for Joey: The hottest sexiest thing alive. I wanna lick his face off.

Definition for Joseph: A man's man. Extremely Awesome.

Definition for Jenna: so cool, has tons of friends, likes the wrong guys, loves to go shopping, smart
by JayH52 October 23, 2011
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not popular

Not being popular

Popular - a useless word for people who wear clothes from expensive brands
e.x.

Gucci, Louis Vitton, Kenzo, Supreme, Champion
by Lol 2.0 February 26, 2018
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district popular

When a person in school is popular enough to be known throughout the entire school district.
That girl has so many friends, she's district popular.
by Districtpopular June 12, 2018
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National population of Korea day

On national Population Of Korea day, November 7, everyone has to drink two gallons of spoiled milk and then guess the population of Korea.
Me: Dude it is National Population of Korea Day
Friend: *Drinks two gallons of old milk* 36 million
Me: That was pretty close, it is 58 million.
by Connor ate a Burger November 2, 2019
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Ancestral population

Population of ancestors
My ancestral population is 104!
by anonymous September 15, 2020
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