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London Syndrome

The complete resistance of hostages to comply willingly with the demands and requests of their captors.

A phenomenon which is the opposite of the Stockholm syndrome (wherein hostages form bonds of empathy and sympathy with their captors to an extreme degree and may even defend their captors' actions.)
LONDON SYNDROME: "After a hostage situation in London, the London syndrome was born which described hostages refusal to comply with the demands of their captors."
London Syndrome by avarocava May 15, 2018
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London Syndrome

-14 o'clock! Time for my tea break.
-Tea? Again? Are you having the London syndrome or something?
-Hey, my green tea won't drink itself, you know!

-I woke up in the middle of the night from strange noises in the living room. I looked to my right, but my husband wasn't in bed. So I got up, and very quietly sneaked out, and into the living room.
There, in the candle light, he was sitting. All alone. Drinking his damn Earl Gray! Boohoohoo...
-Enough, don't worry, honey, your husband is in good hands now.
London Syndrome by Urban_Fellow December 6, 2006

South London Syndrome 

A syndrome which develops when a South Londoner is out of South London for too long.
It causes them to go on a rampage of tendencies associated with South London stereotypes.
They may begin to stab people, steal, threaten people and many other things (unprovoked)
Common among people from Croydon and Brixton especially.
"Did you hear what happened to Abdi the other day? He got sent back to Kennington cos of his South London Syndrome."
South London Syndrome by London07 August 12, 2018

Landon Syndrome 

Dating someone who for sure acts like an opp and try to hook up with the afflicted persons opps. Most people would be able to be recognized as a C.H.U.D.
Would you look at that Jeffrey Gunter is dating Maryssa Coatney. He must have Landon syndrome, what a C.H.U.D.
Landon Syndrome by Nefwey November 26, 2022
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