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Danny Phantom Impression

When you're on talking terms with someone and they randomly ghost you.
Guy 1: Hey, you still talking to Chelsea?
Guy 2: Nah, she decided to do her Danny Phantom Impression
Guy 1: Oh man, that sucks. Isn't this like the third time this month?
Guy 2: Yea, it's been exhausting tbh.
by iamsuperrandom April 19, 2022
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impressant

A person or thing, or message, that impresses; specifically: an agent that increases an emotional response, whether based on circumstances or induced by others who under the influence of the same or similar circumstances, that leads to an alternative reality or an instinctive desire to lie to others about who or what you really are; messages sent by a person to others for the purpose of impressing them about themselves, whether the information contained in the messages is true or false, and regardless of the medium used.
I just watched a reality TV show and the behavior of those in the show resulted in impressants bombarding me to the point that I became a habitual liar about who I am.
by Ineedafinancialaidadvisor July 22, 2017
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BSing to be impressing

Verb. A strategy frequently encountered in academia wherein an individual attempts to impress or gain favor with superiors, peers, committees and institutions through the use of 1) technical jargon and bureaucratese 2) bootlicking people and/or institutions 3) lying about one's credentials, experience, knowledge and interests 4) cheating to get ahead and 5) attempting to make competition, newbies and non-academic folk feel stupid, useless or inadequate. In essence, being dishonest and attempting to be seem more learned and invested than one actually is in order to climb the ladder.

Unfortunately, many of the people that BSing to be impressing is directed at are fellow BSers, which allows the strategy to gain acceptance and perpetuate.
Ken got accepted into medical school not because he cares about people or has a genuine curiosity for human health, but because he has mastered the skill of BSing to be impressing, and thus was able to trick the admissions committee into thinking that he will make a good doctor. Really, he just wants money, recognition, and accolades. Once he begins practicing as an MD, he will absolutely let poor, minority, and/or female patients die.
by Bailey Bird Man November 17, 2022
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