A small portion or screenshot of the future, present in a dream. You get a strange sense of deja vu when experiencing said portion. Normally it happens very quickly.
A place that does not actually exist, but if it did would provide an immediate solution.
After a heavy dilema is presented, or a period of silence falls, it is appropriate to call out, "Quick! To the futureshop!!" The idea is that the solution will be within the futureshop!!
The two exclaimation points are totally required, even if it isn't the last word in the sentence.
Guy: Crap, I can't find my hat.
Guy2: Quick! To the futureshop!!
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Guy: Hey guys, what's new.
Guy2: Absolutely nothing man. We even tried cleaning out the futureshop!! but even that couldn't break this boredom.
futureshop sales: "To play DOOM 3 in the highest details, you need a GeForce FX5200 video card. It's currently the most top-of-the-line video card and it only costs $850. It's one of the most popular products sold here. Oh and make sure to buy an extended 20 years warranty for $200. Have a nice day."
A genre of science fiction characterized by rapid societal and technological change and the subsequent inability of people to cope with the pace of change. Originates from Alvin Toffer's 1970 book, "Future Shock".
Joe: Have you finished Accelerando by Charles Stross yet?
Jill: No, that futureshock stuff dates way too fast. And his prose is terrible.
When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flexcash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
The use of the word "blue" to refer to sexually explicit content was first recorded in Scotland in 1824. "Blue" meant "lewd" because prostitutes dressed in blue gowns.
French slang, which translated, means "bull's fashion" but basically equates to "hyper trendy" or overly trendy. Used when a person wishes to express distaste at the latest fashion trend/fad, because it seems that everyone has a certain item of clothing or is wearing it. This term is most frequently heard in Paris but is slowly spreading to other parts of France.
1. That Burberryscarf is so fache-couture.
2. That purple American Apparel hoodie is so fache-couture.
A slang term for GLP-1 medications(like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, etc.), usually referring to their appetite-killing, weight-loss, or “I forgot to eat” effects rather than the medical details.
Usage:
* Often casual, ironic, or meme-y * Can imply effortless weight loss, suppressed hunger, or being “powered by pharmaceuticals”
Notes:
Not a brand name—just shorthand for the whole GLP-1 wave. Frequently shows up in online jokes, gym talk, and group chats where people pretend they’re *totally* doing it naturally.
“I’m not dieting, I’m just on that glippy.”
“Ever since the glippy hit, food feels optional.”
“That summer body? Yeah, glippy assisted.”