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The first track of heavy metal band Metallica's eighth studio album, "St. Anger". The song's lyrics deal with personal struggle and addiction, as well as the Buddhist principle of dukkha.

This song is particularly notable for its chorus, in which singer James Hetfield growls the word "Frantic", followed by repeating the syllable "tic" six times per line, finishing with the utterance of "tock", mimicking the sound of a ticking clock.

This chorus has been recognized by online communities for its repetitiveness, and has been the subject of several edited videos in which Hetfield repeats the "tic" syllable indefinitely, similar to "the best," a meme built off of "Best of You" by the Foo Fighters. This is unofficially known as the "Frantic Roll."
"FRANTIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC-TIC"
Frantic by El Chocho April 11, 2010
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Frantic-Gangsta-Typing-Syndrome 

A very serious, irritating, mental disorder in which a person not only speaks impaired english, but types and writes it as well.

Occurs most commonly in 14-19 year old African American males commenting on "Fat Joe" videos on Youtube.
("Fat Joe-What's Love" Youtube comments)

zac4lyfxx: i luv diz song
but do u relli no wat love iz
cuz der iz ppl i luv and dey dnt no
or do dey?
xxzac4lyfxx

deedeeXD34: Huh?

MartinVice08: Just ignore him, he's got Frantic-gangsta-typing-syndrome.

deedeeXD34: omfg...im sooooo sry...

frantic franny 

Someone who gets overly hysterical about the dumbest things ever that don't even matter.
Tiffany: Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! I'm missing my make up bag.
Zack: Settle down frantic franny. Its not the end of the world.
frantic franny by superbipolar420 January 28, 2016

frantic snack 

A lesbian quickie, usually performed under a time constraint.
Hailey and Josie frequently choose a frantic snack over being on time to class.
frantic snack by Londonerer May 20, 2014

frantic snacking 

A quickie involving lesbian oral sex.
Frantic snacking is the number one reason for tardiness at my university.
frantic snacking by EnglishMajor April 12, 2014

Frantic cursive

When you realise you are running time on a project and the stress makes your body go into hypre-mode, causing you to write in scribbles.
A: Any idea what this drug is?
B: Idk, the doctor was writing with frantic cursive or something
Frantic cursive by cucumber clock September 8, 2022

Frantic Research 

Used in a student setting: Response you would give to someone knocking on the door while you are in the middle of masturbating.
knock knock knock
Person 1: What are you doing in there?
Person 2: Uuuhhh ugghh errr....nothing dude.....just doing some frantic research!
Frantic Research by thephantomwang December 1, 2010
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
Frothability by cptn.kagaroo1 January 26, 2024
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
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A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
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