A perfect circle that goes against the traditional norms of not having a proper "Top, Bottom, or Side" and instead live their lives upside-down. These types of circles are near impossible to discern from those who conform to the standard rules of circultry, as the only true difference exists only on a social level and not physical. These circles are frequently found flipped vertically, with their "top" touching the ground and their "bottom" aiming straight up. Similar in concept to a he/him lesbian albeit only exhibited by perfect circles rather than humans without self-awareness. In some cases the two terms may be swapped, usually in the form of sarcasm, or to poke fun at any instance of contradicting traits.
"He's a solid color on the inside, and a solid border on the outside; I don't get what he means when he says he's an "Upside-Down Circle." "
"It's not supposed to make sense, Cheren. I'm an upside-down circle and you just have to accept that."
when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.
This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.
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.”