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korean coincidence 

a coincidence that is...well, just too coincidental to really happen. typically found in Korean soap operas, music videos, and movies.
Regular coincidence: You have exact change for the clothes you're buying. Afterwards, you find a dollar in one of the pockets.

Korean coincidence: The store goes up in flames, so the cashier gives you an entire rack of clothing for free. Unfortunately, the store doors close at that exact moment, locking you and the cashier inside. Convinced that you are about to die, you kiss the frankly attractive cashier. The moment you do that, your girlfriend pounds on the store door trying to see if you're inside. She sees you, bursts into tears, and runs into a busy intersection. After firefighters pull you out of the fire, you see your girlfriend being pushed into an ambulance. You donate your organs to her so that she can function normally. She visits your comatose body in the hospital, and birds conveniently begin singing.
korean coincidence by enderkin June 29, 2008

baked coincidence 

When you bake or cook while you are stoned.
"Is that shortbread? Smells like a baked coincidence to me!"

"Hey, do you reckon we'll have any baked coincidences on Schoolies?
Hopefully. But we might burn the kitchen down and badly injure ourselves."

There is no such thing as a coincidence 

THE FACT THAT YOU’RE WATCHING THIS VIDEO MEANS YOU’RE ENERGETICALLY ALIGNED WITH ME AND THIS MESSAGE. YOUR THOUGHTS CREATE YOUR REALITY. BUT YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT. YET, YOU STILL LIVE A LIFE THAT YOU DREAD.THAT IS BECAUSE, WHEN YOU VISUALIZE YOUR DREAM LIFE, YOU UNCONSCIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS UNREALISTIC.
there is no such thing as a coincidence.
"You like awkwardly zooming into your face do you?"

The Long Arm of Coincidence 

This is a phrase coined by C Haddon Chambers and it can be taken to mean either :-
1. The broad far-reaching power or influence of coincidence;
or
2. Things just happen;
Note: See also Shit Happens
Why is it that everything Malcolm does turns to rat shit?
That's because it's Malcolm, not even the long arm of coincidence.

cypriot coincidence 

when you hear something for the first time, and then almost immediately hear it again.
9AM: "hey, did you hear Jill is going to Cyprus for her honeymoon? Cypriots are hot!"

thinking...wow, I never realized that people from Cyprus are called Cypriots

12PM: "Let's go to that restaurant that has Cypriot food..."

shocked... i just learned the word today! what a cypriot coincidence!

Mustard Coincidence

A 'Mustard Coincidence' occurs when you hear the same subject repeated from differing sources in close timing multiple times with no obvious alternative explanation.
A One of your friends talks at length about mustard while eating mustard.

Later in the day you see a mustard commercial on TV

You then see a man buying inordinate amounts of mustard at the supermarket.

This is the Mustard Coincidence.
Mustard Coincidence by c--b April 25, 2010
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The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
Word of the Day on October 28, 2026
A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
Word of the Day on October 27, 2026
When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
Word of the Day on October 26, 2026

Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026

Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026
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