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/co/: You should really stop reading capes comics, you're the cancer killing the industry
capes by lawraW October 16, 2013
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What you answer to the nice person who opened a clickbait article and copied out the relevant part, so you don't have to . Since you don't have to wade through the ads and random pop-ups, you realise this is one of the heroes who don't wear capes (but also, time is money, so you don't type out the full sentence).
"AITA for not blablablabla?"
"Capes! I was wondering what this was about."
Capes by AndyArken August 16, 2025

Not all heroes wear capes 

Not All Heroes Wear Capes is a catchphrase used to describe everyday people who do good deeds, indicating that people in reality, rather than fictitious superheroes, are capable of courageous behavior. The phrase is often used in sarcastic or humorous contexts for individuals have done something mundane, foolish or worthy of admiration.

American record producer Metro Boomin released his debut album Not All Heroes Wear Capes. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard album charts.
When somebody does a courageous and good deed... one would respond with “not all heroes wear capes”

Red Capes 

The occasionally unnamed Knights of Camelot on the BBC show Merlin. So named because of their billowing red capes, and their propensity to die in every confrontation, like the Red Shirts from the original Star Trek series.
Person 1: These Red Capes aren't very good at being knights.
Person 2: That's because they're expendable.
Red Capes by melancholydane December 6, 2010

snow capes 

To snort cocaine off a strippers nipple
I was at the club doing snow capes all night
snow capes by Pressnasty May 21, 2019

mikey capes 

mikey capes is better than henry green
mikey capes by III MC III December 11, 2011
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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