with roots from afro-american culture the term "loose as a goose" is used after committing an act that is either immoral, or wrongs someone in some way the perpetrator then praises him/herself with the exclamation "loose as a goose!" repetition is optional, however usually followed by a hand gesture moving in a horizontal movement with the arms pointed up at the elbow and wrists partially limp. Depending on perspective the "loose" person can either be an ass, if you are on the recieving end or a source of comedic relief if being regaled with tales of assholery.
Ermias told me yesterday that while bagging a woman's groceries she dropped a five dollar bill on the ground, he picked it up and when she noticed she dropped her five dollars and confronted Ermias he simply said "what five dollar bill?", continued with bagging groceries while repeating to himself the phrase "loose as a goose!"
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!
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.