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Director Syndrome 

Film directors/creators hate or not satisfied with their final products after hundreds of hours of production, while everyone else loves it. In truth, they are more sick of it than anything else.

This is also evident in other art forms.
Carry is having Director Syndrome over that painting, even though everyone loves it and the school papers call it a masterpiece.
Director Syndrome by anrtist May 13, 2020
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Film Director Syndrome

FDS or film director syndrome is a situation when a film director can't help but ruin a series or franchise with various method ranging from nudity, politicising, drastic character changes, unnecessary character creation, disrespect for a franchise or even just the inability to end a series. (commonly affiliated with novel adaptations and games companies like EA may also fall into FDS)
"that director has FDS when making that show" - some guy
film director syndrome is when a director doesn't do a film any good in any way or ruins a good show (game companies may also do this with purchased franchises).

Directors Wife Syndrome 

A phenomenon where a seniors person in a company (or wife) changes workload and priority across a business based on a random individual request.

See also HiPPO and JFDI

Originated Friday February 5, 1999. UK Release of Disney Pixar "A Bug's Life".
Woolworths UK had sold out of Flick Action Figure in local store where a directors wife was shopping. Entire company spent the day reporting on all Bug's Life merchandise across the company based on this one product in one store not being available for a directors wife to buy.
Drop everything, we need to prioritise this directors wife syndrome request.

Summer Teeth 

When someone has a lot of missing teeth.
Mannn, that dude has summer teeth!
What do you mean?
Summer here, summer there...
Summer Teeth by BeckPot August 2, 2012
Word of the Day on May 24, 2026
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
Word of the Day on May 23, 2026
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
Word of the Day on May 22, 2026
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
Word of the Day on May 21, 2026