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1000 yard stare 

A battlefield syndrome in which a soldier may become lost in thought due to stress from the fight. The 1000 Yard Stare is named such because the soldier may seem to be focusing on an object very far away, and may even become unresponsive to external stimuli. The phrase was coined during the Vietnam war.
Many soldiers are stuck in the 1000 Yard Stare after combat stress.

1000 Yard Stare 

The 1000 Yard Stare, or the 2000 Yard Stare, was a symptom of battlefield stress and exhaustion. It became named so during World War II, because the victim would become unresponsive and stare "a thousand yards off".
After the invasion of Peleiu, many Marines would fall victim to the 1000 Yard Stare after numerous days of endless combat.
1000 Yard Stare by Captain Miller January 24, 2009

1000-stud stare 

Roblox derivative of the 1000-yard stare. Term is often used when something traumatizing comes to pass in an online game, leading to a shell-shock like effect on the player.

Can occur after situations when people you connect with, or have been talking to suddenly rage-quit or disconnect that aren't added to your friends list, (Mostly after death in-game) making it seem as though that player has 'died' in a sense.

The unit of measurement is interchangeable from game to game, such as chunks and/or blocks in Minecraft, Hammer Units, (HU) in source engine games, and the list goes on.
Albert's been stuck in the 1000-stud stare after KingRapDeezy rage-quitted on him after getting shit on.

1000 cock stare 

The mille cock stare is an expression used to describe a woman who has a certain look that reflects her sexual past and the high number of sexual relationships she has had with men. It's usually a tired look in the eyes, the fatigue certainly coming from the number of cocks they've seen in their lifetime.
Alex : "Her soul looks taken. Why are is the 1000 cock stare so sexy?"
Benjamin : "It's not. That look of total despair is unattractive. A woman with soul in her eyes is automatically 3 points more attractive."
1000 cock stare by ihahoo May 29, 2023

1000 yard stare 

You'll find that the phrase was in fact koined during the Second World War and popularized when a painting of a Marine exhibiting the stare was accompanied by a notation to the effect that Marines referred to the look as a "two thousand yard stare". However, the stare itself has been known as long and man has engaged in persistent, long term combat that resulted in Battle Stress Disorder.
The Marine exhibited the 1000 yard stare typical of victims of PTSD.
1000 yard stare by TB58 February 4, 2016

1000 yard stare 

Staring into nothingness whilst one's mind is occupied or is completely empty.
Did you see Mario, he was doing the 1000 yard stare.
1000 yard stare by anonymous February 18, 2022