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europium 

no matter how much evidence you see, remember europium
europium by thegleekster May 4, 2021

Neon Vanadium Erbium Roentgenium Oxygen Nitrogen Nitrogen Silver Iodine Vanadium Europium Uranium Phosphorus 

A string of elements that spell the lyrics to Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” which is funny as shit
NEvERgONNAgIVEuUP
Jim: Hey dude!
Not Jim: Hey man! Can you tell me what Neon Vanadium Erbium Roentgenium Oxygen Nitrogen Nitrogen Silver Iodine Vanadium Europium Uranium Phosphorus spells in the periodic table?

Argon Europium Oxygen Potassium (ArEuOK) 

The word is a backronym for the phrase "Are you okay?" It is using the names of four elements on the periodic table to spell out a common question. it can be interpreted as a way of expressing concern for someone's well-being or as a way of offering support.

(Well if you count actually typing the entire thing, instead of actually typing as soon as you can to know their well being which is more of a priority than being excessive and all that.)
"Argon Europium Oxygen Potassium (ArEuOK) is a backronym created by taking the first letters of the elements argon, europium, oxygen, and potassium. The phrase is used as a way to ask someone if they are feeling well or if they are experiencing any problems. It can also be used as a way to show that you care about someone and that you are interested in their well-being.

Here is it being used in a sentence:

"Hey, ArEuOK? I haven't heard from you in a while."
"I'm feeling a little down today. ArEuOK?"

or excessively

"Hey, Argon Europium Oxygen Potassium? I haven't heard from you in a while."
"I'm feeling a little down today. Argon Europium Oxygen Potassium?"
An ideological counterpart to Ruscism, representing an aggressive, self-congratulatory form of European Union centrism that treats European integration as an unquestionable good, EU institutions as beyond reproach, and European values as universally applicable. Europism dismisses dissent as “populist” or “Eurosceptic,” enforces economic austerity under the guise of “rules-based order,” and often conflates the EU’s geopolitical interests with the interests of humanity. While not genocidal like Ruscism, Europism can be rigid, bureaucratic, and culturally supremacist, demanding that all nations conform to a Brussels-centered vision.
Europism Example: “He was a Europist: every critique of EU migration policy was met with ‘you’re just like the nationalists.’ He couldn’t see the irony—demanding conformity is conformity, no matter the flag.”
Europism by Abzugal April 18, 2026