May 22 Word of the Day
A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
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improvisational theater, performances where the material is improvised on the spot while they already in progress.
by The Return of Light Joker February 11, 2009
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When you ask the audience to say a place, but you just make up one yourself, and then you and your actor partner have to describe the scene and the actions you are participating in.
Person A: "Ok, improv, so where are we going?"
Person in the audience: "Your mom's ass!"
Person B: " Alright I think I heard 'ice cream parlor.' So what are we doing at the ice cream parlor?"
Another person in the audience: "Your mom in the ass!"
Person A: "Okay, so we're playing a rousing game of football. I'll just pick this up and toss it to ya..."
Person B: "Okay and I'll pretend to catch it. Wow! Great throw!"
Person in the audience: "Your mom's ass!"
Person B: " Alright I think I heard 'ice cream parlor.' So what are we doing at the ice cream parlor?"
Another person in the audience: "Your mom in the ass!"
Person A: "Okay, so we're playing a rousing game of football. I'll just pick this up and toss it to ya..."
Person B: "Okay and I'll pretend to catch it. Wow! Great throw!"
by snorts February 12, 2019
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A rappers ability to write rhymes about anything from a stop sign to a license plate to playing basketball and not only making his verses rhyme, but make sense too.
by Dodgson's here August 01, 2016