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Erichism 

To misstate a common phrase or word. To make a strange or otherwise nonexistent connection between two unrelated things. A humorous error.
"Pass the Elmers glue" Becomes "Pass the Elmo's glue"

"you look like a deer caught with his headlights on.

“Hey, I’m not into that pseudo masochism.”

“That guy ain’t the sharpest penny in the pile.”

“I’m gonna kick ass and take numbers.”

“When it rains, it rains”

“You can dance naked with a pork chop for all I care.”

“It looks like a disaster on strike.”


Named after a well known Electronics Technician Erich K. who frequently butchers the English language.
Erichism by The EE Technicians April 28, 2005
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A phrase in which is so ludicrous and dumb it could have only come from Eric.
"So Obama won the Ohio prelim" "Oh I don't follow golf much"
There's an Ericism.
Ericism by Madeinthesheets August 17, 2011
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The title of one who is of the ultimate queerness. Ericists enjoy watching dumb movies such as Transformers and singing their theme songs in the middle of the streets for no reason. They also get moody in the heat & despise walking anywhere. Ericists are normally known as fucking retarded, while on the other hand, Tommyists are amazingly cool & it's a religion that one can only be born into (AKA a way of life)
Tommyism > Shirleyism > Ericism... WERD :)
ericism by Shirley Liu October 30, 2007
Being Discriminatory towards Eric
Ericism was used to hurt his feelings
Ericism by FluffyS2K March 28, 2020
The act of saying stupid things that lead others to throw things at you
Fran went to work today and dropped an ericism. Now everyone’s mad at her
Ericism by swteven August 14, 2018
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So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

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