A situation or action that is totally stupid, out of control; should not have been done in the first place.
Situation I walked into class when my pants fell down; man that's spiraling.
Action Writing a 10 page response for a one page response question; man you're spiraling.
Action Writing a 10 page response for a one page response question; man you're spiraling.
by Nathaniel Bagnell November 2, 2006
When brunch turns into an all day drinking bender that ends up lasting until the wee hours of the morning.
“Wow. Today we are really spiraling.”
“How do you feel after spiraling yesterday?”
“Only one drink at lunch. We aren’t spiraling today.”
“How do you feel after spiraling yesterday?”
“Only one drink at lunch. We aren’t spiraling today.”
by _freckles_ October 6, 2019
When someone has crazy eyes and doesn’t have all their ducks in a row. Definitely has a loose screw.
by Spirally April 14, 2021
The sexual act of rotating on the dick in a fluid motion, without interrupting penetration , resembling that of a gymnast. Toes pointed. Abs tight. Perfect finish.
Man: Lets switch it up
Woman: I don't want you to exit me
Man: How about spiraling? That way you will never leave the warmth. k babe?
Woman: I don't want you to exit me
Man: How about spiraling? That way you will never leave the warmth. k babe?
by SpiralMaster69 January 30, 2015
by Gossipgil6969 November 14, 2017
A social ratchet effect within a community. A process of moral outbidding, unchecked, which corrodes the group from within, rewarding those who put themselves at the extremes, and punishing nuance relentlessly.
Not to be confused with 'virtue signalling', 'woke culture', or 'online mobs'.
A purity spiral can contain all of these things, but it is defined by the fact that it takes place in a defined community or society, where being purer-than-thou is always being rewarded, and holding a divergent, 'less pure' opinion is normally punished, a dynamic which leads to an inevitable escalation as only the most extreme can 'win'.
Could be anything, from Mao's Red Guard, to Neo-Nazis, to The Crucible, to Instagram knitting.
Not to be confused with 'virtue signalling', 'woke culture', or 'online mobs'.
A purity spiral can contain all of these things, but it is defined by the fact that it takes place in a defined community or society, where being purer-than-thou is always being rewarded, and holding a divergent, 'less pure' opinion is normally punished, a dynamic which leads to an inevitable escalation as only the most extreme can 'win'.
Could be anything, from Mao's Red Guard, to Neo-Nazis, to The Crucible, to Instagram knitting.
After Louise denounced Nike as bourgeois, the village fell into a purity spiral where first Nikes, then all sneakers, then all shoes, and later, socks, were burnt on a pyre by the villagers.
Foot amputations followed in the Spring.
Foot amputations followed in the Spring.
by pizzleswizzle January 30, 2020
A situation in which one
intends on viewing a single profile
on myspace but views that individuals
intriguing friends,
which forces one to investigate said profiles
until one forgets where they
started in the first place.
~O-O~
intends on viewing a single profile
on myspace but views that individuals
intriguing friends,
which forces one to investigate said profiles
until one forgets where they
started in the first place.
~O-O~
by the marquis February 2, 2007