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The attribution of a discrete indwelling spirit to every material form of reality such as plants, stones, and so on, and to natural phenomena such as storms, earthquakes, and the like.
Animism is a religious belief imputing spirits to natural forces and objects.

The rock has a spirit; the tree has a spirit, etc.
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A true, yet passionate believer in the art of anilism. This person is very dedicated to anilism.

A believer and follower

trust the process
u won't
no balls
u know u wanna
person: hey, what is your religion?
anilist: hmmm it more of an art... IT'S ANILISM
person: can I join?!?
Anilist: you must go through the trials as follows...

1. be a bot

2. be bad at badminton, hockey and baseball.... AND FORTNITE MOBILE
person: sure, i can do that
anilist: lets pee on each other now
person: sure, lets go ahead!!!
anilist by anilism March 29, 2019
the state of being the most anal possible. 100% anal. taking anal to the next level.
Joanna's analism was so bad she lost all her friends!
analism by phiny January 31, 2008

Analisms 

being anal about multiple issues, obsessive compulsive disorder, repeating behaviors multiple times in a row, or issues with your ass, possibly taking it in the ass multiple times, taking it in the ass with multiple toys and/or partners at the same time
OMG she has entirely too many analisms she has to lock the doors 3 times every time she leaves. She love her analisms with her big black toy and her girlfriends strap on! He totally digs analisms with his man and his toys!
Analisms by Monarch Beauty August 20, 2012
The most creative and sporty girl you'll ever meet.She is a great friend with a good sense of humor and you DONT want to make her mad.
Did you see how good Anilisa was in that game bro?
Yeah I wish I was that good.
anilisa by Kittykatgirl05 January 24, 2017
1. The belief in the existence of individual spirits that inhabit natural objects and phenomena.

2. The belief in the existence of spiritual beings that are separable or separate from bodies.

3. The hypothesis holding that an immaterial force animates the universe.
I am an animist so I believe in animism
Animism by Bitterheart April 5, 2010
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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.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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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!
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
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Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
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Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
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Palmela Handerson 

Your hand that you masturbate with.
Girlfriend: What are you going to do for the next week while I'm on holiday?

Boyfriend: Have a visit from Palmela Handerson of course!
Word of the Day on October 20, 2026
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