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An empathetic individual who doesn't care about what's happening in the world.

The art of caring, while not really caring.

See: empathy and apathy.
Watching the news just makes me feel ampathy. I care, but I don't care, you know?
Ampathy by Freshyst September 27, 2022
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feeling sorry for someone who has had a limb cut off
Those poor fuckers in those third world shit-holes. They steal a piece of fruit and somebody cuts off their hand. You gotta have some ampathy
ampathy by sllik susej February 15, 2010
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ace apathy 

The opposite of bi panic. When you're surrounded by attractive people but you're too focused on eating your garlic bread to give a shit.
"Hey, isn't Charlie kinda hot?"
"I don't care."

Asexual people frequently experience ace apathy.
ace apathy by heudh3uidh April 22, 2022

apathy kun

reference to the very sad and tragic fan fiction of Bokuto Koutarou and Akaashi Keiji, In Another Life, by LittleLuxray on AO3. Bokuto does not know Akaashi's name at the start, so he calls him "Apathy Kun" instead.

in other words, if you mention this to someone who's read the fic, please do expect to be hit with a shovel.
A: hey, who is Apathy Kun?

B, trying not to cry: Oh, it's Bokuto

Urban Dictionary Editor Apathy Syndrome (UDEAS) 

This occurs while someone has been editing urban dictionary posts for a couple of hours and starts to get annoyed about how many idiotic people post redundant uncreative unoriginal definitions.
i've got a case of urban dictionary editor apathy syndrome (UDEAS) and i think i need to take a break.

Selective Apathy 

Selectively choosing things to be Apathetic towards.
In other terms this can be interpreted as choosing selectively things to care about.

Through Selective Apathy, you do not feel Apathy towards everything but only at certain things so that you can say fuck it to some things and don't care about them but still care about others.

To employ empathy or care only when needed.

This can be to dismiss negative things and care or be empathetic about positive ones or dismiss negative things and care about personal things or similar combinations.
"Dude, you've lost your job, have no education and you smell."

"Selective Apathy man, who cares about that shit. I'm gutted that my team lost the league though. That's something to care about."

or

"Dude you just lost your leg".

"Don't care about that, it enabled me to eventually find a cure for that flesh eating disease and help others - Selective Apathy."

Radio Apathy 

The point at which you accept total defeat in the quest to find a decent radio station. You started on some overplayed pop track, then skipped opera, classical, country, some fake thug tripping over his beats now you’re back to that shitty pop channel. You settle on some sub par 90's song. You don’t even turn the radio off; just sit there in utter indifference.
You: I was real worried when you rolled in here bumpin the Macarena.
Your Friend: I was trying to find something good for so long, but then I gave in to radio apathy.
Radio Apathy by Toxic Glacier April 16, 2009
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Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
Word of the Day on August 29, 2026

Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026
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