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Butler Band Syndrome 

When a large group of people, usually trying to move in an orderly fashion, compress and expand repeatedly, in an accordion-like motion. Can commonly be seen taking place with groups during parades.
This parade is great, but I think all the groups have Butler Band Syndrome... I'm getting dizzy from watching it!

Dave Matthews Band Syndrome 

Dave Matthews Band Syndrome (D.M.B.S.) is a negative characteristic of something, which is otherwise enjoyable, but you are forced to HATE because said something's fans lack the ability to shut the fuck up about how much they love it.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic suffers from Dave Matthews Band Syndrome. See also The New York Yankees, Metallica, and Harry Potter.

Sgt. Peter Best's Lonely Hearts Club Band Syndrome 

Psychological despair after passing up an opportunity that would have yielded positive effects because it seemed unsafe. The term is named for Pete Best, the original drummer for the Beatles who dropped out of the band because he believed the band wasn't going to make it. The term also creatively uses the name of the Beatles' hit song, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". The term gets it's origins from a play named "Sgt. Peter Best's Lonely Hearts Club Band Syndrome".
When she started seeing someone else, he had a bad case of Sgt. Peter Best's Lonely Hearts Club Band Syndrome because he didn't ask her out first.

Kid in a band syndrome

Kid in a band syndrome is when someone is in a cringey fandom and they dissociate themselves from it acting as if they are not on the same boat
Kid who has kid in a band syndrome: I don’t have band kid humor I am just a kid in a band… BUT I find dank memes funny
Kid in a band syndrome by TangoMaMan February 26, 2026