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Puppy-Syndrome

When a friend, family, or significant other follows you around everywhere like a little puppy.
I like going dancing with my family, but my cousin has puppy-syndrome.

I used to like watching movies alone, but my new girlfriend has puppy-syndrome.
Puppy-Syndrome by I_caveman August 21, 2019

Abused Puppy Syndrome 

A condition where a person, who is typically picked on and made fun of, develops a deep crush on the first person who is nice to them. Named after the tendency for beaten dogs to follow around people who feed them. APS is characterized by:

-The writing of long love letters and notes, signing them as "Secret Admirer"
-The following of the nice person around the halls of your school, office building, or any other place where people assemble
-Excessive staring
-Writing the nice person's name over and over and over again
-Efficaciousness
-Awkward smiling
Nice Person: I defended that nerdy girl in front of a couple football guys and now she keeps staring at the back of my head in Math!

Nice Person's friend: I told you not to get involved, now you've got a full-blown case of Abused Puppy Syndrome on your hands.
Abused Puppy Syndrome by hoboace October 21, 2007

Lost Puppy Syndrome 

One who finds themselves only dating people who have issues that they feel like they could solve.

A person who is only attracted to people that have problems(drug addiction/abusive parents/ect.) and thinks they could protect and nurture them back to happiness.
Jenny has lost puppy syndrome, her last boyfriend was a recovering addict and now shes dating a guy that was raped by his own dad. She thinks she can change him, too bad the last one went back to drugs.

Sad Puppy Syndrome 

1. An intense need for constant companionship or affection.

2. A relationship where one or both people is completely codependent on the other and cannot bear to let them leave their side.
Girl 1: "Aww, that girl from our Spanish class is crying because her boyfriend is out of town..."
Girl 2: "That's total Sad Puppy Syndrome."

lost puppy syndrome 

When one who is in a relationship finds themselves constantly looking around for their significant other at seemingly random times in hopes the other will randomly appear.

Also used when texting, where there is a lull in the conversation and you finds yourself staring at your phone or checking it often to see if a new text has arrived that you somehow missed in the 3 seconds since you last checked.

Can be abbreviated LPS
Bob: What is Steve looking around for?
Charlie: He's hoping that Susan will show up any minute
Bob: Isn't she in Georgia?
Charlie: Yeah but he's got lost puppy syndrome... he can't help but looking around
lost puppy syndrome by nandjare1 December 18, 2009

fat puppy syndrome

When after eating a meal you become tired and want to lie down in the sun and take a nap like a fat puppy.
Uhhh! I just ate and now I have fat puppy syndrome!
fat puppy syndrome by azdeuce August 20, 2008
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Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

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"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

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murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

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DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
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