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Kickstarter Syndrome
When you are promised something amazing, and encourage/work/pay to make it happen, but are really numb to the probability that it's inevitably going to be a let down, or not come to fruition at all.
Kickstarter Syndrome defined:
Person A: Did you see the new Kickstarter for Megamanolamarama?
Person B: Yea! I'm already a $100 tier backer!
Person A: Me too! AWESOME!
- Scenario A -
Release day: Person A & B: This game... sucks! Why did we back it again?
-Scenario B-
Person A as an old man: Remember when we gave money to some people online to make something cool we could experience?
Person B as an old man: Yea we were stupid back then weren't we?
Person A: Did you see the new Kickstarter for Megamanolamarama?
Person B: Yea! I'm already a $100 tier backer!
Person A: Me too! AWESOME!
- Scenario A -
Release day: Person A & B: This game... sucks! Why did we back it again?
-Scenario B-
Person A as an old man: Remember when we gave money to some people online to make something cool we could experience?
Person B as an old man: Yea we were stupid back then weren't we?
Kickstarter Syndrome by ApplesPotatoGardner July 26, 2016
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kickstarter
Platform and website for people, including artists and filmmakers with ideas or projects to raise funds to make them happen.
I just pledged 5 bucks to Barbara's kickstarter so I could get the hand written thank you card reward!!!
kickstarter by crantasticvoyage May 16, 2011
kinkster
kinkster by snack goddess December 15, 2003
Kinkster
Bob: Did you hear about Jake?
Bob2: No what?
Bob: He is such a kinkster, he was taking in the back from his GF
Bob2: No what?
Bob: He is such a kinkster, he was taking in the back from his GF
Kinkster by Akarussian May 21, 2015
Kickstarter
A crowd-funding website where you give money to a company, artist, filmmaker, game developer, etc. to fund their project. A project could be anything, like a game, product, album, film, etc. If you pledge enough money, you can get rewards given to you by the maker of the project. Generally, it's a website that allows people to make their projects with money from the Internet.
Did you see the new Kickstarter? The original Banjo-Kazooie developers want to make a spiritual successor!
Kickstarter by ThatPyro September 16, 2015
Lesbian kickstart
The occurrence when two females who glance at each other bond instantly with some underlying sexual expectations.
Two females who just met are scanning each others bodys with a smile on their faces and then gives a subtle dirty look.
Random present guy: "What we have here, ladies and gentlemen, is a classic lesbian kickstart."
Random present guy: "What we have here, ladies and gentlemen, is a classic lesbian kickstart."
Lesbian kickstart by Slurf December 29, 2012
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