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Symbolism 

The representation of anything by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
The twilight movies have quite a bit of pro-abstinence symbolism.
Symbolism by kyle.biddle January 5, 2011

symbolism rape 

When an English teacher abuses the idea of symbolism in literature to a heinous extent at which his/her students are mentally traumatized, often resulting in a feeling of violation and insecurity.
Suzy: Wow, Mrs. Johnson sure put a lot of emphasis on the symbolism in that book.

Jen: Yeah, that was total symbolism rape

symbolism 

A word that can be used to pass advanced English class if used enough times.
teacher: so what does this book tell us about society?
student: Dude, it's like, symbolism, you know, sybolism, symbolism...uh...SYMBOLYSIM!
teacher: A+++++++++++++ FOREVER!
student: Dude, THAT is symbolim.
symbolism by Danny Peterson January 11, 2004

sociolism 

(Social Confederacy)

noun

is a form of (devolutionary) self-governing none political and noneconomic structured social order. The nature of a Sociolist society is essentially what can be categorized as a social Confederacy. Whereby unlike its political or state variant which involves an association of sovereign states or communities united in an alliance or league. Sociolism or (Social Confederacy) involves an association of sovereign independent (Individuals) within the social framework of society. Who cooperatively not Collectively, (meaning each individual is vested with the right and freedom of free choice and will independent from that of the wish, will and interest of the "Centralized or axis" general will) unite together in an alliance or league so to achieve a common mutually beneficial end which will benefit all equally and fairly.
sociolism is a social order free from a centralized or axis political or economic authority free from restrictive imposed bureaucracy, which infringes upon and hinders the free choice and will of the social independent individual in how one chooses to live one's life.
sociolism by Baron Neville June 5, 2019

letter-number symbolism 

letter-number symbolism by G-Union November 11, 2003

symbolism 

using a photograph or illustration showing a similar subject as the caption, even if said photograph or illustration is of a different variant (as popularized by Mocha Uson)
*Photo of Honduran soldiers with caption "Let's pray for our soldiers in (insert place other than Honduras here)"*

"That photo isn't from your captioned country."

"It's symbolism , idiot! Did I say the photo shows this country's soldiers? It's the thought that counts."
symbolism by mocha_lover June 1, 2017
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Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
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"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

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"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
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