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The British hype-culture of British sportsmen and athletes, who are not world class in their game, but are hyped by the British media and people of the UK who make out they are Gods and unstoppable in their sports.
Joe says: "Andy Murray is so good, he's British number one and will definately win Wimbledon against Nadal and Federer this year."

Steve replies: "Stop with your Rooneyism, Murray isn't even that good!"
Rooneyism by kinggg July 7, 2009
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Rowleyism 

A phrase created by writer Douglas Murray on Metropolitan Police’s former assistant commissioner Mark Rowley, indicating a false equivalency that serves a dishonest political purpose. To quote Mr Murray:

"Mark Rowley embedded the idea that the UK faces an equally balanced challenge: Islamist extremism on the one side, far-right extremism on the other. In order to sustain this equation it appears that for the time-being one must draw a moral equivalence between Muslims who blow things up and non-Muslims who do not, but have mean views. And an equivalence between Muslims who call for murder and non-Muslims who do not. "

Rowleyism is giving equal or similar weight to both or using one to decontextualise the other
To say that you are more concerned about right-wing nuts than Islamists is a dangerous example of Rowleyism.
Rowleyism by Rowleyism May 21, 2018
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Raineyism 

Raineyism is a practice used to praised the most honoured and skillful military driller in the unit.
"we believe in raineyism and that the most skillful may be promoted."
Raineyism by raineyistian December 17, 2013

Romneyism 

A turn of phrase used by a 2012 Presidential Candidate that, despite being totally factual, offends the delicate sensibilities of left wingers who would rather shut their ears to the facts.
Mitt Romney said 47% of the country is on some kind of government assistance or entitlement. Can you believe the nerve of that guy?

Yeah, that's a Romneyism that will live on forever. The truth hurts.
Romneyism by McFoo100 November 28, 2012

Romneyism 

A blurted deeply held politically-incorrect belief that one thinks will rally people to one's cause, or make people more sympathetic to you, that winds up having the directly opposite effect.
That "gifts" remark along with the "47%" remark must be tied in first place for the all-time greatest Romneyism ever uttered.

Romneyisms are the Democrats' secret weapon against Republican convert seekers.
Romneyism by the original serial poet November 21, 2012
Word of the Day on November 24, 2012

Mooneyism 

The idea of doing shit without knowing what you're doing.
Person 1: "What are you doing?"
Person 2: "Fixing my car."
Person 1: "Do you know what you're doing?"
Person 2: "Not in the slightest."
Person 1: "That's called Mooneyism dumbass."
Mooneyism by D4rkNinj4 October 16, 2018
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Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

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We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
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I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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