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
2
A person who is not of the gender you're normally attracted to whom you nonetheless find insanely attractive, i.e., someone you'd jump the fence for
by Project Rungay March 09, 2010
5
Guy 1: you heard about Bob?
Guy 2: nah what happened?
Guy 1: he thinks the grass is greener on the other side.
Guy 2: huh?
Guy 1: he's a fence jumper.
Guy 2: ah yeah that's a shame.
Guy 2: nah what happened?
Guy 1: he thinks the grass is greener on the other side.
Guy 2: huh?
Guy 1: he's a fence jumper.
Guy 2: ah yeah that's a shame.
by caffeine21 August 28, 2007
6
Guy 1- "Dude my new neighbor is HOT!!
Guy 2- "Man your right, you didn't tell me she was a "Fence Jumper"
Guy 1 - "my new co-worker is a Fence Jumper"
Guy 2- "Man your right, you didn't tell me she was a "Fence Jumper"
Guy 1 - "my new co-worker is a Fence Jumper"
by drummerg2 September 01, 2010