When you make an often-times vague or clichéd client that seems deep on the outside, but offers little intellectual or philosophical use. A portmanteau on the words "phony" and "epiphany."
Jake totally had an epiphony linking consciousness and reality, but he then realized it works only in limited situations.
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Get the Epiphony mug.Variation on "epiphany." A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something as a result of listening to a particular song. Often, the more obsure the lyrics or music is, the deeper the resulting epiphonistic experience.
"Dude, I had a total epiphony about my relationship with Riama after listening to that Radiohead song."
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"The Broun Fellini's show was a really amazing epiphonistic experience. I'm a changed person after hearing Black Edgar on the saxophone."
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"The Broun Fellini's show was a really amazing epiphonistic experience. I'm a changed person after hearing Black Edgar on the saxophone."
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The act of awakening in the middle of the night and suddenly remebering that you failed to accomplish something during the day (request from boss, spouse, teacher, etc.) This is usually followed by forgetting to do it again the following day as well, hence the cycle continues.
by Shayg630 April 25, 2010
Get the Midnight Epiphony mug.The consumption of alcohol solely for the purpose of enlightening yourself to new ideas. because booze and drugs open new interneuron connections which never existed before in the human brain. therefore you are capable of acheiving epiphanies during this experiance
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Get the Epiphany drinking mug.Having a musical epiphany is when you hear a song or band that completely alters or redefines your current music tastes. It will make you rethink nearly every musical decision you've ever made up to this point.
EX: Last night Jon and I went to a Get Back Loretta concert, and when the guitarist starting playing, I had a musical epiphany.
EX: I had a musical epiphany when an old Beastie Boys song came on the radio that I never heard before - changed my life.
EX: I had a musical epiphany when an old Beastie Boys song came on the radio that I never heard before - changed my life.
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Get the Musical Epiphany mug.An epiphany (from the ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia, "manifestation, striking appearance") is an experience of sudden and striking realization. Generally the term is used to describe scientific breakthrough, religious or philosophical discoveries, but it can apply in any situation in which an enlightening realization allows a problem or situation to be understood from a new and deeper perspective. Epiphanies are studied by psychologists and other scholars, particularly those attempting to study the process of innovation.
Epiphanies are relatively rare occurrences and generally follow a process of significant thought about a problem. Often they are triggered by a new and key piece of information, but importantly, a depth of prior knowledge is required to allow the leap of understanding. Famous epiphanies include Archimedes's discovery of a method to determine the density of an object ("Eureka!") and Isaac Newton's realization that a falling apple and the orbiting moon are both pulled by the same force.
Epiphanies are relatively rare occurrences and generally follow a process of significant thought about a problem. Often they are triggered by a new and key piece of information, but importantly, a depth of prior knowledge is required to allow the leap of understanding. Famous epiphanies include Archimedes's discovery of a method to determine the density of an object ("Eureka!") and Isaac Newton's realization that a falling apple and the orbiting moon are both pulled by the same force.
I had an Epiphany.
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