May 22 Word of the Day
A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.

Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:

* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
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slang - colloquial term for events instigated by matchstick men, a type of con.
"Look at the shami they've got themselves into!"
"It's a beautiful shami!"
by Babysha Mimi February 21, 2006
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When a person is band from a night club by his own friends
Person 1: let's go clubbing

Person 2: I can't I've been shamis

Person 2: (starts crying)

Person 1: (moves away from his slowly as if he has rabies)
by Sfyl March 09, 2018
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to spread around. Frequently used in reference to sexual activity or usage of cocaine.
All she needed was some shami to sham it up.
by Cool Shami Guy May 18, 2010
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1. more than one shamu, as in the eternal puerto rican whale that never dies.
2. a herd of overweight woman walking down the street.
A. Dude i went to seaworld last week.
B. no way.
A. yes way
(overweight women enter)
B. whoa look at dat
A. yea looks like the Shami escaped.
B. Word.
A. I love you Matt
B. Dude your so gay
by Khiddblue September 05, 2008
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A crazy cat woman who typically lives alone with 90+ cats
I saw a shamis the other day and I’m not going to lie she was kind of good looking but then her cats put me off
by Theresamay123 May 29, 2019
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