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Asian illumination

noun:
1. flushing of the skin or redness in the cheeks caused by acetaldehyde buildup after drinking alcohol.

2. THAT DRUNK GLOW!

some background:
Acetaldehyde is a toxin produced from alcohol metabolism that causes flushing and many hangover symptoms. Some people take longer to break down acetaldehyde and experience symptoms for longer periods.

-AT bayBEE
Non-tomato: Hey, you look as red as a tomato! Got that Asian glow?
Tomato: Yeeep, got that Asian illumination! ;)
Asian illumination by Pap¡ May 15, 2016

Asian Parents 

(Usually, but not always) Strict, nosey, and controlling. They make you go to summer school if you get a B+ in an honors math class, even if you had the best grade out of all the Asians who took that class, and replace your grade all because 'if you get 4.0, you get sit on stage when graduate!'. To Asian parents, summer is not a 'break' as it is to other children in America, but 'a time to catch up'. Summer for Asian kids include SAT/ACT/PSAT prep (whether its doing books or taking classes), summer school, piles of math books, etc. while others are hanging out with friends and making s'mores. Asian Parents control their kids' lives because they want them to get into a good college, so that 1) They can brag to their asian friends about what college you go to <---MAIN REASON 2) You can be a doctor and make lots of money and 3) They can brag about how much money you make as a doctor
Asian parents often put on a facade to others that they are nice, normal American parents. Then, when your friends leave (if they ever get the OK to come over), your parents start yelling at you, pressuring you to do math, and/or beating you for something you did that 'embarassed' them (i.e. having a messy room). They also severely disapprove of technology (computers, ipods, tvs). If you get an A- its CLEARLY your ipods fault, so its going to be taken away until you get above a 98. If you watch an hour of TV, they begin yelling at you to stop and give you a lecture about how TV is like crack.
Asian summer: 8am-1:30pm summer school, 1:30pm-3:00pm math, 3:00pm-6:00pm tennis, 6:00pm-10:30pm math, FML

Asian parents: "I signed you up for PSAT class!"
Me:"...fine..."
Asian parents:"Ooo since good deal I signed you up for ACT class too!"
Me:"...WHAT?!!!!!!!!!!!! But according to these pretests Ill either get a 35 or a 36!!!"

Me:"....I got...a 92%..."
Asian mom:"WHAT?! I told you no ipod! NO MORE IPOD till you get 98!!"

Me: -watching friends-
Asian mom: YOU WATCH TV FOR SO LONG!!!! GO DO MATH!!!
Me: But mom I've only been watching for an hour!!!
Asian mom: TV like drug!!! Once start can neeveerrrr stop! Addicted then you grades go down!

Asian mom: NO TV ON WEEKDAYS....AND 2 HOURS ON WEEKENDS

Asian mom: Getting B like cutting your leg off!
Asian Parents by Katp10 September 30, 2011

Asian Avenue 

Way back before Facebook, Xanga, MySpace, Twitter and Tumblr, there was Asian Avenue. Asian Avenue is a social networking site that most Asian teenagers raised in America used to use. Back then everyone had cool pages.
You can make pages on Asian Avenue.
Asian Avenue by FlyAway July 20, 2011

Asian Grading Scale

Regular kids:
A = Great
B = Good
C = Average
D = Okay
F = Bad

Asians:
A = Average
B = Below average
C = Can't have dinner
D = Don't come home
F = Find a new family
Asian: *crying*
Other kid: Why are you so sad?
Asian: Cuz I have a B+!
Other kid: Well I have a C- and my parents think that's pretty good
Asian: On the Asian grading scale, B's are below average
Other kid: Sorry
Asian Grading Scale by aiyah9000 December 1, 2013
Originally named for rubbing wasabi or pickled ginger around the edge of the anus to make anal cunilingus more palatable when cleanliness is suspect. Today, however, it is a generic term referring to use of any intense flavored condiment such as mustard, pepper jack cheese spread, English Stilton, or horseradish for an anal flavoring.
When Jasmine picked up a john from the methadone clinic she knew that the only way she was going to perform the rusty trombone he was requesting was with an asian rim.
Asian Rim by Jjohnnyb February 12, 2015
A hot af girl ,who is generally shy but sweet , she can sometimes be bitchy but only if you get on her bad side
Did you see that girl she totally looks like an Asanda
Asanda by ast.ro.naut October 6, 2019
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