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When there's a lot of sexual tension between two characters but the writer ignores it
A random person: *fangirls over Destiel*
Me: *screams* Subtext
by Fandomtrashcann December 02, 2018
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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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1. When a sexual relation between two characters is implied in a movie, book, comic, etc. Usually two male characters. Often a figment of a fangirl's imagination.

2. Anagram for buttsex
Star Wars: RotS had quite a bit of Obi-Wan/Anikin subtext, didn't it?
by holyfuckingshnitzle May 31, 2005
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When you ask someone a question and fart the second they answer. Also called subtitling or overdubbing.
Nothing quite so fun as subtexting an interviewee.
by Nolink September 05, 2010
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literal meaning: text below text. a message that is disguised in overlaying textual context.
"hey, want to go scuba-diving in egypt this summer?"
"you're a whore, this boi here is a lazy ass superstar, you're annoying, u tryina rob me, awkward shit to be contacting your ex that left you coz you fat."

subtext, trial: i am emotionally overchallenged and financially insecure, you might be attractive but i happen to lack confidence
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by Hurl next door June 20, 2019
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