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Bumpscare (noun)

The sudden wave of paranoia, anxiety, or “oh sh*t” realization that hits right after doing a bump of coke that was way bigger than intended.

That moment your heart starts racing and your brain goes into overdrive because the bump hit way harder than expected.
Example 1:
“I was chillin’ until that second bump kicked in… instant bumpscare, had me questioning life.”

Example 2:
“He said ‘one more won’t hurt’—five minutes later he was pacing the room in full bumpscare mode.”

Example 3:
“I was vibing for like 30 seconds, then boom—full bumpscare, couldn’t sit still.”

Example 4:
“That wasn’t a bump, that was a personality-altering bumpscare.”

Example 5:
“Why is my heart doing parkour?? Oh yeah… bumpscare.”

Example 6:
“I tried to play it cool but the bumpscare had me googling my symptoms.”

Example 7:
“Bro took a heroic bump and immediately entered bumpscare territory.”
Bumpscare by dm7331 March 22, 2026
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Jumpscare 

A type of prank in the form of a video that shows a scene of normal life (sometimes a scary scene) until being interrupted briefly at the end by a monster, creature, or person jumping up in front of it. This is to potentially frighten the viewer from the abrupt changes.
Beware of jumpscare videos. Jumpscares are everywhere.
Jumpscare by zoombcake March 27, 2021

awoop jumpscare 

* teacher walks in *

Sarah: " i aint gon lie me too, but when i went on her page and seen her pictures i said.. AWOOP JUMPSCARE ! "
awoop jumpscare by ur wifeee February 3, 2023

Bumscardian King 

Known famously as the "Barbarian King" in clash of clans. He is known for destroying his opponents by just glancing at their eye.
Bro my Bumscardian King is destroying this base right now!
Bumscardian King by onate January 18, 2019

Dumpscare 

1. The fear associated with a potential shart.
2. Any unexpected shit- and/or fart-related event that can be described as a jumpscare.
Two buddies after Chipotle:
quiet flatulence, followed by a prominent wetness
"Hey, man, what happened? You look stressed."
"Dumpscare."
Dumpscare by schlupboi September 10, 2021

Blue Lobster jumpscare 

a crayfish suddenly appears, with Bach's Toccata and fugue in D minor as musical accompaniment
Bruh! Blue Lobster jumpscared ! again!

bupscale 

A contraction of black and upscale. An African-American person who is well-educated, well-to-do, and classy. Alternately, an establishment that caters to African-Americans meeting these criteria.
"But in a film loaded with unlikely coincidences that would make Charles Dickens pee his inner linens with embarrassment, it's got to be the scene where the L.A. cop played by Matt Dillon arrives first at the scene of a car accident and must rescue a woman in an overturned SUV -- and it's the same bupscale beauty (Thandie Newton) he humiliated and molested, right in front of her husband, during a traffic stop a night or two earlier."

(from a review of "Crash" in Salon)
bupscale by Whisker Triscuit November 16, 2009