A book, television show or movie which seemed to be awesome when seen as a child but turn out to be unbearably shitty as an adult.
1. I tried to watch Voltron the other day. What a terrible show! I can't believe we watched that shit back in the day. Talk about Different Strokes Syndrome.

2. Jonathan Livingston Seagull gave me a total "I'm special" hard-on when I was 13. Due to Different Strokes Syndrome, I couldn't make it through the first chapter as an adult.
by Robot Loves Zombie May 14, 2010
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An expression meaning that everyone has their own way of doing things or approaching life. Often said in disagreement with how someone else has done things, but can also be said in a neutral or even positive fashion.
(rolling eyes) "He proposed to Susie through a casual email?!? Well, I guess different strokes for different folks."
by GarthF December 02, 2005
mugGet the different strokes for different folksmug.
The fact that people masturbate in different ways
"wow, I walked in and he was jerkin' it something strange" "ya know, different strokes for different folks"
by ShamelessFredd November 06, 2021
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An idiom in English language meaning that everybody have their own preferences or opinions.
- I like coffee.
- How can you drink it? It's terrible!
- Well, different strokes for differen folks, man.
by Sai Ren March 03, 2016
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An extraordinarily cringey way to say that different people have different interests and unique preferences.
1: Can you believe he likes apple picking. That’s so boring. Like what is even fun about that?!
2: Well, I mean, different strokes for different folks.
by parker6409 November 11, 2020
mugGet the different strokes for different folksmug.