Platform and website for people, including artists and filmmakers with ideas or projects to raise funds to make them happen.
I just pledged 5 bucks to Barbara's kickstarter so I could get the hand written thank you card reward!!!
by crantasticvoyage May 16, 2011
Get the kickstarter mug.A crowd-funding website where you give money to a company, artist, filmmaker, game developer, etc. to fund their project. A project could be anything, like a game, product, album, film, etc. If you pledge enough money, you can get rewards given to you by the maker of the project. Generally, it's a website that allows people to make their projects with money from the Internet.
Did you see the new Kickstarter? The original Banjo-Kazooie developers want to make a spiritual successor!
by ThatPyro September 16, 2015
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When you are promised something amazing, and encourage/work/pay to make it happen, but are really numb to the probability that it's inevitably going to be a let down, or not come to fruition at all.
Kickstarter Syndrome defined:
Person A: Did you see the new Kickstarter for Megamanolamarama?
Person B: Yea! I'm already a $100 tier backer!
Person A: Me too! AWESOME!
- Scenario A -
Release day: Person A & B: This game... sucks! Why did we back it again?
-Scenario B-
Person A as an old man: Remember when we gave money to some people online to make something cool we could experience?
Person B as an old man: Yea we were stupid back then weren't we?
Person A: Did you see the new Kickstarter for Megamanolamarama?
Person B: Yea! I'm already a $100 tier backer!
Person A: Me too! AWESOME!
- Scenario A -
Release day: Person A & B: This game... sucks! Why did we back it again?
-Scenario B-
Person A as an old man: Remember when we gave money to some people online to make something cool we could experience?
Person B as an old man: Yea we were stupid back then weren't we?
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by Rockshaper May 11, 2015
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"Oh no, there's Brian. He's such a kickstarter pimp!"
"Debbie texted me last night. I thought it was to talk about us, but she kickstarter pimped me instead."
"I haven't slept in days, all my friends and family have blocked me, and Kickstarter is my homepage. Oh no! I've become a kickstarter pimp!"
"Debbie texted me last night. I thought it was to talk about us, but she kickstarter pimped me instead."
"I haven't slept in days, all my friends and family have blocked me, and Kickstarter is my homepage. Oh no! I've become a kickstarter pimp!"
by skairkroh December 1, 2015
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Two females who just met are scanning each others bodys with a smile on their faces and then gives a subtle dirty look.
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by Slurf December 29, 2012
Get the Lesbian kickstart mug.The act of running into a bathroom stall, whilst your friend or a stranger is relieving himself of excrement, and kicking him\her in the stomach to further facilitate forcible bowel evacuation.
"After Thanksgiving, my Uncle Carl said that he was 'prairie dogging', and asked if I could give him a kickstart."
by Nexxicon February 26, 2011
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