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I don't want to do my work syndrome. (IDWTDMWS) 

1) Often occurs when trying to study or do any work.

2) Often confused with ADHD.
3) Can happen mid-sentence.
4) Power and symptoms often underestimated.
1) You don't stay focused when studying. I'm pretty sure you you have "I don't want to do my work syndrome." or commonly known as IDWTDMWS.
2) You: Doc. I think I have ADHD. I mean I can't focus when I'm working or studying.

Docter: No, you must have IDWTDMWS, or I don't want to do my work syndrome.
3) You writing: Billy is almost.......

You talking: What was that thing I was going to watch?
4) Your working one minute then get distracted and the next thing you know its been 5 hours since you did the thing you

were supposed to be doing.

I don't want to do my work syndrome. (IDWTDMWS) is a very serious thin, don't underestimate it.

Not In My Son Syndrome 

The phenomenon where parents who, despite initially stating their hypothetical acceptance in the case their children are LGBTQ, immediately reject their children based on their identity.
Mother (in 2010) to her 14 year old son: "I'll accept you for who you are!"
That same son (in 2013): "Mom, I'm gay."
Mother (in 2013): "Get the fuck out of my house."
This is a textbook example of Not in my Son Syndrome occuring.

Not-On-My-Watch Syndrome

A chronic tendency to assume responsibility for solvable problems within one's immediate sphere of influence, especially when the well-being of people, animals, or innocent bystanders is at stake.
Symptoms may include:

Returning shopping carts that aren't yours.

Reporting hazards no one else noticed.

Helping lost children find their parents.

Rescuing animals.

Fixing small problems solely because leaving them unfixed feels morally irritating.
No one at the park knew who the lost dog belonged to, but one person stayed behind, called the number on the collar, and waited for the owner to arrive.
"Looks like a case of NOMWS."

"Why are you fixing a problem that isn't yours?"
"Because I'm already here, I have the abilities needed to fix it, and if I don’t at least try to, I know that I’ll just be beating myself up about it later."
"Ah. Not-On-My-Watch Syndrome."

A cyclist stopped traffic long enough to move a turtle out of the road. The turtle never noticed and thus didn’t care, but the cyclist did.
"Textbook NOMWS."

Eat-my-shit (EMS) Syndrome 

Medical condition where you have an intense urge to take a massive dump in tupperware and put it in the fridge
Eat-my-shit (EMS) Syndrome

My-hand-is-a-Dolphin Syndrome 

This syndrome has been made popular by Rebeecca Black's "Friday" song.

The syndrome has been relatively ignored until this point. This has been a condition that effects all ages and races. Some of the signs of My-hand-is-a-Dolphin Syndrome (a.k.a. MHISADS) is the need to roll down the window in the car when you are "kicking it" in the front-seat or in the back-seat with your friends, then sliding your arm out and moving your hand and forearm up and down in a fashion which appears like a dolphin riding a bow of a ship.
Ryan - "Yeah, i was taking Nick home and all of a sudden, he started moving his hand up and down out the window like a damn dolphin"

Kevin - "Wow! I guess he caught that My-hand-is-a-Dolphin Syndrome. That's crazy! Hope you don't get it"
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026

Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026

Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
Word of the Day on October 22, 2026

Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
Word of the Day on October 21, 2026

Palmela Handerson 

Your hand that you masturbate with.
Girlfriend: What are you going to do for the next week while I'm on holiday?

Boyfriend: Have a visit from Palmela Handerson of course!
Word of the Day on October 20, 2026
Basically the same meaning as ate.
x:"Girl your fit chewed today!"
Chewed by iod1o March 30, 2022
Word of the Day on October 19, 2026
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