Someone who mispronounces everyday words but can say 'Australopithecus Afarensis' and 'Orrorin Tugenensis' without thinkingtwice.
Ten minutes after concluding his lecture on 'homo heidelbergensis,' the anthropologist asked his colleague if she wanted to go for lunch at 'Chip-o-latte.'
One who studies "recreational activities" and the enjoyment experienced by people. Either first hand activity or by studying as others do so.
Courtney is a Recreational enjoyment anthropologist as she is the one studying her friends doing shrooms. During her studies she sits and laughs at their misfortunes.
A newspaper or magazine writer who creates inane articles about alleged dramatic changes in culture or society, even though the evidence is often flimsy generalties and select anecdotes.
Did you see that deadline anthropologist's article about American men now caring more about charity than acquiring personal wealth? Must be true because the pastor and kindergarten teacher quoted in the article said so.
Usually a social reject who must be banished to a far-off place for multiple years under the pretense of understanding how the marginalized people of the Earthlive and think. Unfortunate groups that are forced to tolerate cultural anthropologists living in their midst usually send the village idiot to distract the anthropologist for as long as possible.
Cultural anthropologist speak: "Fed up with the banal and decrepit humdrum of American society, I took off for the remote lands of the Xanabu. They were overjoyed at my arrival and I have already taken down 100 pages of stories from the old blind man who greeted me. These are said to be sacred, ancient tales."
A person (either male or female) who is exceptionally hip and up-to-date. They have the coolest gear, say the hottest terms, and know all there is too know in todays world. They are usually between the ages of 20 and 30.
Bryan: Yo nice sneakers! Can I rock them for a day or two?
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.
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.
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!