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Self-Sabotaging 

One who keeps screwing things up for themselves. Usually not on purpose.
God why did I blurt that out to him? I need to stop self-sabotaging my life.
Self-Sabotaging by YES123456789 April 20, 2011

self sabotage 

when you hurt yourself on purpose. it out of guilt or trauma or the past
self sabotage. it would be to inappropriate to use it as an example. stay strong out there!!
self sabotage by pRrOeUtGtIRy February 15, 2022

Self Sabotage 

When you have the opportunity for a easy, stress free life, but love to be a bad boy and get the blood pumping, so you make life decisions to ensure you get this daily.
I found out yesterday my licence has been expired for 3 months, I'm driving around in my unregistered ute with a bald back tyre while taking a video on my phone following a cop car. I like to partake in self sabotage.

self-sabotage

a sweet romance, referenced in the song "choker" by twenty one pilots
Tyler Joseph: self-sabotage is a sweet romance
Everyone else: what does that even mean
self-sabotage by nophun0 October 11, 2021

self-sabotage

-a bro suffering from of Post-Traumatic-Breakup-Syndrome (PTBS) has opportunities for new trim, but he "sabotages" it either subconsciously or consciously because he can't get over his ex. Ironically, slam-pieces often throw themselves at a "self-saboteur." This could be from pity or because he's so fucked up over his ex that he is the ultimate challenge.

-when in large groups a self-saboteur can help all of his bros get their stingers in some honey, but in a pack of two . . . the girl he shoots down will end up cockblocking the other two.

-two phases of this terrible disease 1) denial stage- where the guy doesn't want to admit he's doing it and 2) acceptance stage- he's fully aware and begins to alter his attitude so he can stick his stinger in some honey.
Anthony: Did you close on her last night? She was chasing your D.
Tyler: Nah, I got too drunk and started being a dick.

Anthony: Please don't tell me you pull a self-sabotage! Bro, that's just fucking sad! You need to get some new honey on that stinger!

Self-sabotage

Something your brain does to you when you find something your heart feels it's amazing, but due to some unfortunate circumstances and bad decisions on both sides, your brain now tries to distract you from the person/thing you want so much due to past trauma so your heart won't get hurt with all this intrusive thoughts and things that you could do.
Pers1: Hey, how is the thing you have going on with that guy you like so much?

Pers2: I feel like my brain is trying to self-sabotage it, cause it gives me all this intrusive thoughts and makes me say dumb shit, so I'm working on it, cause I really don't want to lose him. I'm trying to understand my emotions and thoughts better.
Self-sabotage by Im7 October 9, 2023
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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The number of years you are still sexually active
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.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
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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.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

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!
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Northstarring

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.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
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