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The Twilight Zone 

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It’s a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow - between science and superstition. And it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call......
The Twilight Zone by GeneralSky November 14, 2016

Twilight Zone

A state of surrealism, where things that should not make sense seem to do so. Term taken from the 1960's TV show hosted by writer Rod Serling.
Carl just found out that his father, the one he thought was dead, is still alive! How Twilight Zone can you get!
Twilight Zone by Unidyne December 14, 2003

Twilight Zone

It is another dimension: A dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. A land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas.
You've just crossed over into... the Twilight Zone.
Twilight Zone by Master-Card July 15, 2006

Twilight Zone of Sleep Deprivation 

The experience one gets at a certain point of energized exhaustion. When the body is starting to shut-down due to late-night/early morning hours, but is being forced to function through a surplus of caffeine intake at regular intervals.

Anyone currently in the Zone will feel the symptoms of weariness coupled with jitteriness, loopiness, possible dizziness, and a distinct feeling of being overwhelmed by whatever it is you are trying to stay awake for. S

pelling as well as communicating will most likely become difficult as well as thinking in general.
I have over 100 calculus problems due tomorrow. Staying up to work on them has thrown me into a serious Twilight Zone of Sleep Deprivation. Why is the computer screen moving?

Dude, I'm tired, but I want to stay up with her. It'll be some crazy twilight zone sleep deprivation, but totally worth it.

twilight zone shit 

1. Experiencing something normal or familiar, but from a completely different point of view.

2. Being in a familiar setting which you associate with one part of your life, but having other people present that you generally associate with a different part of your life; usually accompanied by a feeling of awkwardness or even embarrassment.
#1: Teaching here is gonna be some twilight zone shit, I went to school here!

#2: I can't believe I ran into my dad at the club last night...that was some twilight zone shit, man!
twilight zone shit by Bikeyorph July 28, 2008

Sports twilight zone 

It is the time when a man is preoccupied in any sports-related activity which include any sport fantasy games, and he cannot hear a word spoken to him; maybe even sometimes become agitated when being 'bothered.'
1. Whenever I try to talk to my boyfriend, javier, during a football game, he doesn't hear a word I'm saying; he must be in the Sports Twilight Zone.

2. My friend's boyfriend gets pissed off whenever she asks him questions during the basketball game.
Sports twilight zone by edlynnv November 27, 2011
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Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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