An adjective describing total and utter dominance in a certain area. Derived from Michael Phelps' dominance in the 2008 Summer Olympics in which he set a record for winning 8 gold medals.
Wow. John can only be descibed as Phelpsian. He beats everyone at everything!
To achieve the pinnacle of greatness in an athletic endeavor. Coined by Aaron Peirsol in post-commentary after Phelps one his 8thgold in Beijing 14th overall. Phelps has overthrown Spitz, so no longer can ridiculous amounts of gold medals or success be deemed Spitzian Feats. Phelpsian Feats.
She sprinted all the way to first place to win by a hundredth of a second, that's a pretty Phelpsian feat.
Derived from the monumental performances of Michael Phelps, United States swimmer, at the 2008 Beijing Olypic Games for winning eight gold medals, and his 2007 World Championship performance for winning seven gold medals in Melbourne, Australia.
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
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!
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.