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Fan Death 

As in Konglish, meaning the literal act of dying due to lack of ventilation (especially in a car or restroom).

Koreans will leave windows open even in the dead of winter to avoid the ugly specter of fan death. Ironically, when they go through tunnels they close the windows, selecting the lesser of two evils.

The Korean government has statistics for the number of fan deaths that occur each year. Some theories posit that these deaths are actually the result of domestic violence, which the government denies.
Foreigner: "It's zero degrees, why are the windows open?"

Korean: "Fan death."
Fan Death by gdolezal February 16, 2009
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Death Fan 5000 

A game where several rat traps are placed on the blades of a ceiling fan, the more the better, and when each of the participants are ready, the fan is turned on High. The goal is to avoid getting hit by the traps.
Last night's game of Death Fan 5000 was awesome!
Death Fan 5000 by Goony goon April 26, 2005

Indian death fan 

The result of someone who twerks and farts at the same time.
At the club watching the twerking when she released the Indian death fan.
Indian death fan by jayletri April 17, 2015

death grips fan 

the most unhinged people you'd never want to hang out with
person nr. 1: let's be friends!
person nr. 2: ok, what's your favourite band?
person nr. 1: i'm a death grips fan!!!! 1!1!!
person nr. 2: *slowly backs away and leaves*
death grips fan by john overscore December 31, 2023

death grips fan 

the most unhinged people that you'd never want to hang out with
person nr. 1: hey, let's be friends!
person nr. 2: okay, what's your favorite band?
person nr. 1: i'm a death grips fan!!! 1!1!
person nr. 2: *slowly backs away and leaves*
death grips fan by john overscore December 31, 2023
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