The Yoko Ono Complex

The tendency of muscians, usually of a hippie or indie nature, to be attacted to asian or oriental women, often of chinese or japanese heritage.

Every hot indie guy at Wilfrid Laurier has an asian girlfriend because of The Yoko Ono Complex.

by The S.S. Tom Tom May 24, 2009

Sugar Daddy Complex

A man who is obsessed with taking care of any and all expenses their friends have created.

"Oh my god Miguel, everytime we go out you want to pay for everything. You have such a sugar daddy complex

by MattorRyha July 19, 2015

shirley temple complex

an idea that children get that if they arent perfect they arent worth it. they constantly compare themselves to famous children, i.e. shirley temple, and have a feeling of inadequacy when they dont measure up.

most likely if you can look around and find a young child with self esteem issues, they are suffering from a shirley temple complex.

by thispseudonymsucks January 22, 2014

inter-Electra complex

The desire of a wife to seduce her father-in-law. This brings her into conflict not with the son but with her mother-in-law.

The basis of conflict BETWEEN women.

The inter-electra complex implies that feminism cannot claim to uproot patriarchy because patriarchy is the only artifact one woman has to differentiate herself from another woman.

by tomorrowtomorrow January 13, 2019

Sucker Punch Complex

When the individual componets of something are amazing, but they are not worth the sum of there combined parts.

The new Star Wars movies suffer from Sucker Punch Complex, the scences are amazing, but the combined story was awful.

by LaughingGhost February 4, 2018

pickle jar complex

The male need to be manly and 'do it himself'. Not always a pickle jar.

Fred: damn, this door is stuck.

Lisa: let me try.

Fred: no, I got it.

(door slams into his face)

Lisa: should have let me. The pickle jar complex always backfires.

by Xina Serene March 11, 2012

politics-cultural complex

The expression politics-cultural complex describes the relationship between a country's politicians and the cultural industry that is funded by them, seen together as a vested interest which influences public policy.

A: Did you know that the British Prime minister appoints the board of Tate?
B: Really? We truly live in a politics-cultural complex.

by freeze_magazine March 11, 2023