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White Room

A term used to describe the white blindness experienced by a skier when making epic turns in deep, fresh, light powder. The skier's vision is completely obscured from snow kicked up by the skis, appearing as if he were inside a white room.
Michael: "Dude those were some rad turns on that run!"
Tom: "Yeah brah, I was in the white room the entire time!"
Together: "Sweet!"
by Emceeski1 June 20, 2011
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White Room Syndrome

A lack of any detailed description in stories, novels or plays that leaves the setting vague and undefined.
Mortimer: "The novel's first chapter had such White Room Syndrome, I didn't know if Jim was in a store looking for a DVD of the Emoji Movie signed by Obama or voyaging through space for it"
(The above example is exaggerated for humor/humour)
Mortimer: " 'She ran inside the beautiful room, and waved to her friend in the room' This lacks any description about the room or her friend, therefore it has what we writers and readers call, White Room Syndrome"
by DictionaryDecimator July 7, 2024
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Painting The Room White

an act in which one ejaculates into a ceiling fan causing semen to spray in every direction splattering on all the walls giving them a whitish glow.
Jim: I was jerking off an i jizzed straight in the air and painted the room white.

Jack: I bet you saved a bunch of money on primer when you were painting the room white!
by The Erection July 6, 2010
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The white and pink elephant in the room

A costly and troublesome hallucination which nobody wants to mention.

It's also an intentionally confusing combination of the expressions "white elephant", "pink elephant", and "elephant in the room", which are now being conflated on the internet.
K: It was the pink elephant in the room.

B: You mean "elephant in the room"
K: No, I mean pink elephant in the room
B: I don't think that's a thing.
K: So what's a pink elephant?
B: Maybe I'm confused with a white elephant?
K: googles it
K: Look! It's on Urban Dictionary! I win.
B: This is the white and pink elephant in the room.
K: I think you're hallucinating.
by LonePollux October 27, 2018
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white elephant in the room

1) A discussion of European or Caucasian oppression of minorities in which a white person is present.

2) One, or few, white person(s) among many members of another race.

3) A morbidly obese white person. (Rare).
Professor: In the 17th century, settlers from Great Britain established a trading relationship with native tribes living in the Northeastern United States. They often extorted and manipulated these tribesmen, using the power of horses, steel armor, and gunpowder, instigating a pattern of tyranny that would characterize the savage white conquest of America.

Frank (stage whisper to classmate): This is awkward...

Professor: Well, I guess that would make you the white elephant in the room, wouldn't it?
by albatrossflyer August 25, 2010
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White Man In The Room Syndrome

when a White man who is part of a group includes women and/or minorities feels that he must assert himself by sharing (often unsolicited) knowledge regarding a subject that is being discussed. This makes him feel and potentially appear to be the authority on this subject, in that group.
This guy is married to a Karen, and unfortunately he suffers from White Man In The Room Syndrome.
by smellsterriblygood June 9, 2022
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White Man In The Room Disease

when a White man who is part of a larger group which includes minorities and/or women, feels that he must share “his” (often unsolicited, typically incorrect) knowledge and/or experience as it pertains to a discussion not involving him.
Bill is married to a Karen, he suffers from White Man In The Room Disease. He feels that he should be the authority on a particular subject in the group, simply because he’s White.
by smellsterriblygood September 11, 2022
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