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Crying wolf 

Based on the tale of the boy who cried wolf, a reference to someone who is never trusted or taken seriously because they are known to constantly fuck/joke around often to their own detriment.
Just ignore that asshole, he can't be trusted, he's known for crying wolf.
Crying wolf by Goddess12* December 27, 2013

Crying Wolf 

1: Some women's irritating habit of regulary shouting out: 'Wolf! Wolf!'

2: A wolf that has just missed out on its lunch of Red Riding Hood and has tears in its eyes.
Man: 'Stop crying Wolf! Wolf!'

Woman: 'I'm not, you tosser. It's Fido going Woof! Woof!'

Man: 'I hate false alarms. Get him some eloquotion lessons.'
Crying Wolf by Albert Woods September 27, 2007

Crying Wolf 

The diminishing of urgency one experiences after being alerted to something 'urgent' frequently.
After being called out to the residence for the 20th time, the police were in no rush as they believe the caller was crying wolf.
Crying Wolf by sardonicEmpath August 28, 2023

Crying wolf in the zoo 

Stating the obvious, especially while thinking you made a great observation.
-May I have your phone? Can't find mine
-Oh, so try calling it
-Yes, good idea. May I have your phone?
-So you can call... I'm crying wolf in the zoo again, right?

Wolf-crying Weathermen 

All weathermen/women who regularly insist that a snowpocalypse or other weather disaster is imminent and cause the local media to harp on it non stop for days only to be completely and unequivocally wrong.

An untrustworthy meteorologist.
Those damn wolf-crying weathermen are at it again! It'll just be another snowpoceclipse.
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
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