The subtle and the profound.

Yugen is at the core of the appreciation of beauty and art in Japan. It values the power to evoke, rather that the ability to state directly. The principle of Yugen shows that real beauty exists when, through its suggestiveness, only a few words, or few brush strokes, can suggest what has not been said or shown, and hence awaken many inner thoughts and feelings.

"Yugen is to watch the sun sink behind a flower-clad hill, to wander on and on in a huge forest without thought of return, to stand upon the shore and gaze after a boat that disappears behind distant islands, to contemplate the flight of wild geese seen and lost among the clouds."

yugen by Farbs July 25, 2006

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yugen

(n)
an awareness of the universe that triggers emotional responses too deep and powerful for words

origin: japan

pronunciation | yoo-gehn

"she pertained a sense of yugen that anyone could admire with great respect"

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Yugen

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Mysterious grace

It is an aspect of Japanese aesthetics, the realisation of the depth and beauty of the universe through its obfuscation.

“Yugen is like an autumn evening under a colorless expanse of silent sky. Somehow, as if for some reason that we should be able to recall, tears well uncontrollably.”

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YuGiOn

The common name for fake YuGiOh cards. These can be differentiated by the little holographic square in the corner. If it has an eye symbol, it's real. If not, someone is trying to swindle you.

Kids get suckered every day into buying fake YuGiOh cards.

YuGiOn by D-san September 6, 2003

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Yugena

Origin: Sri Lanka. (yu-gay-nah): Commonly thought of to be homosexual due to the inherent syllable 'gay' in his/her name. Usually straightforward, and well-mannered, but tends to make outrageous conclusions regarding current conflicts. Increasingly clever and strongly-opinionated regarding his home country but also confused when considering his orientation. Makes friends easily and very confident about his looks

Girl 1:Who's are you?
Yugena: It's me yugena, the hottest, bad*** you'll ever meet. You're welcome

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proper lad

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad

person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad

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sexspan

The number of years you are still sexually active

While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.

sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022

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womp

A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.

You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.

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Poggers

When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎

Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!

Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020

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Oblication

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.

So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.

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Surf Dracula Syndrome

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.

I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!

Surf Dracula Syndrome by AOmundson June 18, 2023

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