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Post Government Expansion Stress Syndrome.

The creeping uneasiness you feel after hearing of the latest increase in government intervention in the economy. May manifest long after the actual announcement or media coverage of the new law, rule, or regulation. Though these are usually well-intended, deep down you know they will only further reduce your ability to enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Congress passes acts intended to create economic equality that lead to administrative law (rules and regulations) that force government controlled financial institutions to create artificial markets for risky securities that are then manipulated by opportunistic financial institutions in ways that multiply the risks, then when the government artificially and rapidly increases interest rates the whole house of cards crashes down. Net result: cautious, responsible investors and their offspring are stuck with the tax bills to bail out the people who caused the problem.

The next time you hear about more government meddling in the economy, you feel uncomfortable and concerned about the future ill effects that may result. This is called PGESS.
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Cheer Pressure 

: influence put on individuals by a person or persons to emphasize the positive aspects of a given topic to the point of excessive enthusiasm, or suppress any potential criticism.

: a subset of peer pressure that encourages people to ignore the flaws in something, often at the expense of progress.

Origin of Cheer Pressure

Hello Internet (a UK based podcast)

*Attributed to Brady Haran; tough as nails co-host of H.I and amateur flag critic.
Brody: That Elon Musk is having a right hard time getting SpaceX to self-land. He needs to pull it together man.

Person: You shouldn't talk bad about SpaceX Brody, you're a science person!

Brody: Yeah right, that's just cheer pressure. Come on man, you gotta be tough as tacks like me.
Related Words

mating press 

A sex position commonly seen in hentai and Rule 34 and sometimes porn. It is normally just the Missionary position (albeit exaggerated) from the view of the couple’s rear, with the added touch of the penetrator’s legs more up on the receiver’s legs for “deeper” penetration. It looks as though the penetrator is squating while in the position.

This position is commonly seen in breeding/impregnation kinks, with the receiver being skeptical of being pleased/fucked or just being cocky or superior, followed by a female egg being fertilized seconds within seconds of the penetrator cumming despite in reality taking several days or weeks of the woman to actually become fertilized. The receiver is usually crying out in pleasure as a result.

A similar position is the Pile Driver.
“Man, that view of the mating press really turned me on!”

“I did a mating press with my wife and she got pregnant the next day!”
mating press by El Fuckface October 2, 2018

Pressed Lemon 

A lemon that is pressed.

or

More commonly a 'repressed lesbian'

Thanks to tumblr users this term is used to describe Quinn Fabray from the popular television show 'Glee'.
Faberry shippers are convinced that Quinn is infact a lesbian due to some of her actions on the show, and fans are urging her to realize the feelings she has for Rachel Berry.
Example 1

Rachel: What is a pressed lemon?

Quinn: A lemon that is pressed.

Example 2

James: Do you think Quinn is in love with Rachel and is secretly a pressed lemon ?

Faberry shiper: If those pornographic drawings on the bathroom wall, the very detailed but not very accurate drawing of Rachel Quinn drew with hearts around it, the stares in Keep Holding On, and opposite sex insults are anything to go by, its no secret. I'd say Quinn is definitely a pressed lemon.

Example 3

Rachel: After 6 months of intense deductive reasoning training, which of course i never really needed in the first place due to my natural ability, I have come to the conclusion Quinn Fabray that you are in fact a pressed lemon!
Quinn: No I'm not man hands!
Rachel: See!!
Quinn: Shut it Berry!
Rachel: Pressed lemon.
Pressed Lemon by Charlie746 August 11, 2010

1 man 1 hydraulic press 

It's a video of... you know what, I think you know the point of what I'm trying to say
1. The man is drugged so he can't move

2. he got crushed
me: hey have u seen 1 man 1 hydraulic press?
someone: no, is it like 1 man 1 jar
me: look...
Someone: watches vid...
Someone: i'm never going to look at hydraulic presses the same way again.

Cautiously Pessimistic 

An increasingly relevant wordplay on the cliché "cautiously optimistic". As the world continues in free fall, its much more realistic to expect negative outcomes. Therefore, its much more pragmatic to maintain a cautiously pessimistic demeanor, rather than a cautiously optimistic one.
My cat is always cautiously pessimistic when inspecting anything new that I bring into the house.