Volkswagen effect

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An overwhelming feeling affecting the masses when they find out they have to remove the entire front end of a car to replace a headlight.

Jim: "I think one of my headlights is out on my Jetta."
John: "Uh-oh. Get ready to experience the volkswagen effect."

Volkswagen effect by SmartxAlex December 2, 2011

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Volkswagen Effect

The sensation one gets from driving a volkswagen.
The effect generated from powering through carefully calibrated german gears in a luxurious VW.

Bill felt overly excited after he test drove the newest GTI. He had to buy it on the spot. He knew at that moment he had succumb to the Volkswagen Effect.

Volkswagen Effect by Moe S. May 20, 2007

Volkswagen Effect

Having good behavior when being monitored, but bad behavior when no one is looking.

Based on the 2015 scandal where Volkswagen cars were discovered to have low emissions when the vehicle's system could tell it was being emission tested.

My son is nice to his sister when I'm around, but I worry about a Volkswagen Effect when he knows I can't see them.

Volkswagen Effect by Mad Jim June 5, 2017

Back when I lived in upstate new york

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.

Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.

Back when I lived in upstate new york by NDcent December 14, 2010

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TLDU

Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR

Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!

TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019

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Cottaging

the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.

Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003

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Salad Days

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5

"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."

Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011

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