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A shorter more convenient form of the word: totally. This word is most commonly used by teenage girls.
The most obvious advantage of using this word is the time saved. Data collected at a prestigious university found that every syllable spoken takes approximately 0.14 seconds.
The same prestigious university also found that the average valley girl says the word totally around 190 times a day.
If you do the math, the average time saved by using the word totes as opposed to totally would save 26.6 seconds a day! Over the course of a year that adds up to 2.7 hours!!
The most obvious advantage of using this word is the time saved. Data collected at a prestigious university found that every syllable spoken takes approximately 0.14 seconds.
The same prestigious university also found that the average valley girl says the word totally around 190 times a day.
If you do the math, the average time saved by using the word totes as opposed to totally would save 26.6 seconds a day! Over the course of a year that adds up to 2.7 hours!!
Girl #1: I totes want to go to the shoe store because I totes need to purchase new heels.
Girl #2: Totes! I totes need a new pair too so I'll totes go with you.
Girl #3: OH EM GEE! you guys saved 0.7 seconds by saying totes instead of totally!!
Girl #2: Totes! I totes need a new pair too so I'll totes go with you.
Girl #3: OH EM GEE! you guys saved 0.7 seconds by saying totes instead of totally!!
by ThatsWhatsup14 December 21, 2010
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
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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TOTE
The... trap of technical excellence TOTE
Sometimes the focus within creativity can be fixated upon technical excellence to the detriment of the idea and creativity, causing a creative person to fall into the trap of technical excellence.
A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault. ~John Henry Newman.
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. ~Harriet Braiker
Have no fear of (perfection) - you'll never reach it. ~Salvador Dali
The... trap of technical excellence TOTE
Sometimes the focus within creativity can be fixated upon technical excellence to the detriment of the idea and creativity, causing a creative person to fall into the trap of technical excellence.
A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault. ~John Henry Newman.
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. ~Harriet Braiker
Have no fear of (perfection) - you'll never reach it. ~Salvador Dali
Q... He had a good idea and yet he is still doing tests, will he ever create something?
A... He has TOTE and needs to regain focus.
A... He has TOTE and needs to regain focus.
by avesta August 07, 2012