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Viva La Vida Syndrome 

The name of a syndrome taken after the plagerism controversy surrounding British Rock Band Coldplay's award winning hit song Viva la Vida

Can be applied to any situation where something is increadibly well liked and successful to the point of where others will do anything to get a bit of the credit for it.

often exibits the Band Wagon Effect

rediculous accusations of plagerism in order to gain credit, money, or fame

and squabbling.... equatable to children fighting over the sparkley aqaumarine crayon at daycare
Satch: Viva La Vida's so successful hmmm.......wait, Everyone, I wrote it, its mine!

Cat Stevens: NO! everyone knows I wrote the melody for Viva la Vida

Gunther: No I did!

Creeky Boards: it was our first!

Enanitos Verdes: Satriani lies, our song Frances Limon came out way before If I Could Fly; the melody to Viva la Vida is ours! Satch stole it! and Coldplay too!

Coldplay: fuck off, all of you tossers!

Random Person: oh no! Its Viva la Vida Syndrome!

*world explodes
Viva La Vida Syndrome by Ajaxxx January 28, 2010
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doble vida 

Your second, secret boyfriend or girlfriend. The one you're cheating on your "real" boyfriend or girlfriend with. In Spanish it means "double life" and essentially, you're living a double life with this one.
I met up with my doble vida last night before I went out with my boyfriend.
doble vida by Mica M. December 1, 2009
Related Words
Vida vidal Vida Guerra Vidar Vidalia Vidange vidath Vidala Vidalling vida blue

que hago con mi vida 

What do I do with my life (in spanish)
- que hago con mi vida
- No sé
- Yo tampoco

Viva La Vida 

Literally means "live your life", but it's also a Coldplay song. Basically, it's another song that was fairly good when it came out, then people abused it over and over, such as the local radio playing it every hour, and now it's one of those ones that is annoying and makes you want to contemplate suicide.
Our radio station plays Viva La Vida every hour.
Viva La Vida by Da Milkman June 29, 2009

la vida nocar 

Life without a private car. Usually involves having to resort to using public transport or feet to get around, while wishing you had a car so you didn't have to.
CAROL: Where are you? The Ricky Martin concert starts in 15 minutes!

ME: I'll be there soon-ish.. say 30 minutes.

CAROL: Why so long?

ME: Got to walk cuz I haven't got any wheels. That's the way it is when you're living la vida nocar!
la vida nocar by CRichie February 23, 2009

Livin' La Vida Loca 

An impossibly handsome man that is living his entire life in denial
Anderson Cooper is really Livin' La Vida Loca

Pura Vida 

A catch phrase used by people that generally dont give a shit about anything
John: Hey compadre is that your sewer pipe draining into the river?
Jose: Pura Vida!
Pura Vida by Team Gringo January 14, 2015