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pavlov's dog

In 1927, Ivan Pavlov experimented with his dog on the subject of psychological training--specifically conditional stimuli and response. He found that when he rang a bell each time before he fed his dog, the dog no longer salivated in response to the food, but to the bell.
A conditional response is when you're trained to respond to something such as Pavlov's bell, as opposed to using simply your reflexes.
pavlov's dog by Trychta September 20, 2005
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Pavlov's dog

In 1927 Ivan Pavlov discovered "respondent conditioning" when pairing a sound or action with a positive experience. he discovered that if he rang a bell every time he fed his dog. after many times the dog started to salivate at the sound of the bell in anticipation of receiving food.
clicker training turns any dog into Pavlov's dog they get excited in anticipation of receiving a treat when the clicker is heard.

pavlov's dog

"When you call my name, I'm Pavlov's Dog." Mick Jagger in The Bitch
pavlov's dog by PebblesMarin August 25, 2005

Pavlov's dogging 

The act of conditioning another person to react in a certain way based on your providing stimulus.
I've been Pavlov's dogging my girl friend, every time she gives me a blow job she gets a back rub, therefor eventually I'll give her a back rub and she'll want to return the favor, bj-wise.
Pavlov's dogging by halcyonyear November 20, 2010

Side Quest 

Any period of time where you and your friends go out without initial purpose or expectations. Usually in the early hours of the morning or late at night, side quests last as long as everyone is still out away from their home, dorm, or common meeting space. Side quests usually happen after a "main quest," scheduled hang out or party and usually feature less people than the original main quest.
"I'm bored but idk what to do... wanna just go out?"
"Hell yeah man let's go on a side quest!"
Side Quest by king sushii November 18, 2021
Word of the Day on June 13, 2026

Collective 600 pound gorilla 

A group of people that rolls 600 pounds deep, which is really no different than if one person acted like the 600 pound gorilla all by themself, it's just bullying spread around a group to fuck with somebody. Just like each person has an asshole, and to some degree is an asshole, a collective 600 pound gorilla has a collective asshole so that no one person has to take responsibility for being the asshole or the one who said this or that.
The collective 600 pound gorilla was punching its chest, showing who the alphas were.
Word of the Day on June 12, 2026

Team of Destiny 

noun

A sports team/organization that by all conventional metrics should not have success/wins in whatever activity, but somehow by apparent luck they find a way to win.
example: "The 2013-2014 University of Auburn football team was the team of destiny that year that managed to make it all the way to the championship."
Team of Destiny by BIGDADY February 8, 2024
Word of the Day on June 11, 2026