May 22 Word of the Day
A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
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One who avoids mandatory military service by leaving the country or securing a questionable deferrment.
GW Bush used his dad's connections to get into the Texas Air National Guard during Vietnam (and subsequently went AWOL.) Therefore, he is a draft dodger.
by inkdrinker December 26, 2003
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Dude! how come every time it's your turn to buy a round of beer, you go to the bathroom, play the poker machine, or leave?
by Big Nation March 28, 2003
4
Someone who is always cold and hates even the slightest draft, breeze, or air conditioning on. Old people tend to become draft dodgers.
My girl is a bonafide draft dodger.
You gots to be kidding me, She told me she was in the Air Force as an Arabic Linguist.
No man, I'm not talking about her military record. I mean, the chick is cold all the time and she runs up my electric bills up all winter.
You gots to be kidding me, She told me she was in the Air Force as an Arabic Linguist.
No man, I'm not talking about her military record. I mean, the chick is cold all the time and she runs up my electric bills up all winter.
by SCRhollywood November 23, 2009
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something I would most likely be were the draft reinstated--not because I don't care about my country, but because I would make terrible soldier and would do much better on the home front.
I care about my country, and even though I play football and run track and am in shape, I would be terrible on the battlefield. Thus, I would dodge the draft unless it were a truly serious war (I.E. WWII-caliber).
by Ryan May 12, 2004
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I'm a pansy and don't want to protect the country that has allowed me to live freely all my life, so I'm moving to Canada.
by Comrade Stalin February 17, 2005