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Similar to a catch 22. It is used for the rare occasion when you run into a catch 22, because you in fact are not 21.
Friend: Why didn't you come to Vegas with us?

Me: Well, I have my court date for underaged drinking and I'm not 21 so I wouldn't be able to do anything in Vegas.

Friend: Man that is a catch 22

Me: More like a catch 21!
Catch 21 by markapops March 8, 2010
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Catch 21 is used when you face a choice betwen 2 or more things, which both have drawbacks.
If i give this apple to Joe, Mary will be pissed off. But if i give this apple to Mary, Joe will be pissed off. See?!? its catch 21.
catch 21 by Flake April 7, 2004

Catch-21 

The ultimate problem in any shopping outing. Do you go to Forever 21 first and end up wearing "cheap goggles" the whole trip, or do you risk buying a dress at retail cost only to find it at Forever 21 for 10x less at the end of your trip?
Girl, they just put a Forever 21 right across from a J.Crew! What a Catch-21!
Catch-21 by Loverbabes September 24, 2011
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
Word of the Day on May 23, 2026
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
Word of the Day on May 22, 2026
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
Word of the Day on May 21, 2026

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019
Word of the Day on May 20, 2026