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Catholic Guilt 

The pitting sensation that can only be drawn through the innards of a cradle Catholic who either attended an overly scrupulous private Catholic school or was raised fearing the depths of hell to the point of regularly and, secretly, intentionally wet-dreaming. A fully developed and overly functioning conscience that has been to the other side and back will flirt on the fence with Catholic guilt, constantly deciding, approving, regretting and dismissing. It is a term used to describe the significant internal reaction to a seemingly insignificant external effect generated by a publicly unnoticeable perturbing cause. The feelings must be experienced to be understood and in most cases morally inherited to be experienced. Regardless of the pious weight associated with Catholic Guilt, it is often a feeling gestated through a morally abject thought that is hardly ever even realized and/or acted upon. It is an internalized battle bearing existential results.
In my mind: (Boy, I'm having so much fun with my new friends. We just smoked a pack of cigarettes each, and now we're about go scan for some babes.)

(Blasting down the freeway. Friend's comments/My reactions)-
Friend #1: This place fucking rocks (flicks a cig and it lands on a bench with a Planned Parenthood ad on it).

Reaction #1: I feel terrible that Planned Parenthood exists. Margaret Sanger, that bitch! To ease my pain I shift my weight off of the condom hiding in my wallet.

Friend #2: Oh sweest, look at that strip club!

Reaction #2: I vomit in my soul when I see the spot light hit the crucifix on St. Lukes' across the street.

The fact that I capitalized every "C" in "Catholic Guilt" is evidence of Catholic guilt.
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Catholic Guilt 

If you're Catholic, you understand.
Dude, I had so much fun with those twins last night. But this morning I got this bad case of Catholic Guilt, so I had to say the Rosary twice.

Catholic Guilt 

Term often used by Catholics and lapsed Catholics that refers to any way or collective ways that they have acted outside of what the Church suggests to be right, what they know, or think they know personally to be right.
"Yeah, I haven't been to Mass in quite awhile, but I can't get away from this Catholic Guilt"
Catholic Guilt by guestguesser February 15, 2010

Catholic Guilt 

What 1% of former priests obviously didn't possess.
Catholic Guilt; former priest in prison, not needing to find sexual partners anymore...they find him...and hopefully, on a daily basis..to remind them of that Catholic Guilt.
Catholic Guilt by SideOrder November 12, 2010

Catholic Guilt 

The most gay religion on the face of the earth. if shit happens they think its their fault. They think they should go to confession all the time. my school is catholic. its gay

Guilty Catholic 

Masturbating with your hands in the prayer position.
I injured my hand so the only way I could get myself off was the guilty catholic.
Guilty Catholic by Justsomeguy03 December 16, 2022
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
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