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manic pixie dream boy 

The manic pixie dream boy (MPDB) is the male equivalent to the manic pixie dream girl. He tends to be gentle-natured, low testosterone and non-threatening, and looks like he's just stepped out of a boyband... indeed a lot of boybands are designed with that look in mind.

See also manic pixie dream lesbian.
"The hashtag #manicpixiedreamboy has users retrospectively identifying the Manic Pixie Dream Boy in cinematic history (Ferris Bueller, Jack Dawson, Jesse from Pitch Perfect, Jacob from Crazy Stupid Love); arguing that we need more of them in current movies; and adding new names to the celebrity canon of Manic Pixie Dream Boys (notably, Hozier). " - Roisin Langan in Vice dot com
manic pixie dream boy by RayBidd December 27, 2022
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pixiwooing 

Going about your day as though you don't have on extravagant makeup.
I was pixiwooing when I went to the grocery store wearing purple glitter on my lips and bright red eyeshadow in my brows.
pixiwooing by Amberlea87 April 15, 2015

Manic Pixie Dream Girl 

A Manic Pixie Dream Girl or MPDG, is a term coined by film critic Nathan Rabin after seeing Elizabethtown. It refers to "that bubbly, shallow cinematic creature that exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries and adventures." A pretty, outgoing, whacky female romantic lead whose sole purpose is to help broody male characters lighten up and enjoy their lives.
In Garden State, Natalie Portman was a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

pixie stick 

a sugery powder inside a paper tube. for people who can't offord crack.
person 1: hey bitch you want a pixie stick?
person 2: my mom says those turn you into a whore...
person 1: PROBABLY!
pixie stick by saltei February 26, 2020
The act of going to Place Luxembourg, Brussels on a Thursday evening after work and getting trashed
R G - "Anyone pluxing tonight?"

S - "Why certainly R G, I wasn't aware there was anything to do on a Thursday night other than plux"
Pluxing by BXLXPAT August 27, 2013

Manic Pixie Dream Girl 

The girl who's smart and perfectly imperfect. She's everything you want but slightly broken and unattainable. Her wild hair and magnetic personality pull you in but you'll never be able to keep her or fix her.
Guy: "Dude, I love Ramona Flowers from Scott Pilgrim vs. The World."
Girl: "Of course you do; she's a manic Pixie Dream girl."