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The apathetic feeling one gets while that nothing new of interest is to be found online.
(Etymology: Arpanet + Apathy)
I was slipping into total Arpathy until I noticed my friend updated his blog.
Arpathy by Brass January 30, 2003
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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
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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

apathy beard 

When a person develops facial hair not because of a concious decision to change their look, but simply because they are lazy and/or don't care how they look.
"Hey man, are you growing a beard?"

"Nah, I just kinda stopped shaving for a few days. It's an apathy beard."
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Attractive women who are far from your location.
There are no hot girls in the area, theres only satellite baddies.
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Failure Shower 

When you fail at something in life (eg. failing an exam or not getting a job), go home and spend an hour just standing in the shower, propping yourself up against the wall with your eyes on your feet.
Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failure shower.
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Lookie at these bunch of narps, NARP NARP NARP
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High School Liquid 

A person who can freely travel between and fit in with all high school social groups and classes.
He is high school liquid, he ate lunch with the nerds and hung out with the jocks after school.
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