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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A device used to make fire so I can burn plants and small children after a tweak it a bit to make the fire really big.
by Pyro-boy April 29, 2005
5
Somebody with a BDSM bent who has lighted up an interest in it at well before puberty. In other words "as long as they can remember". An innate perv; somebody who really liked to be bound to the pole during play, or to be the one to tighten the knots. Statistically rare.
This trait is somewhat correlated with atypically rigid sexual objects or rituals of desire, as well as political advocacy for "perv rights". As in "no, I can't come until you impale me" or "you might as well fuck off if you can't deal with my feces".
This trait is somewhat correlated with atypically rigid sexual objects or rituals of desire, as well as political advocacy for "perv rights". As in "no, I can't come until you impale me" or "you might as well fuck off if you can't deal with my feces".
"Dunno, she's just so into the stuff. Maybe she's a lighter or something."
"I just don't understand the thing with the needles." "Relax, that's just a part of him. He's a lighter."
"For the longest time I thought it was just for thrills, but then he told me he's actually a lighter."
"I just don't understand the thing with the needles." "Relax, that's just a part of him. He's a lighter."
"For the longest time I thought it was just for thrills, but then he told me he's actually a lighter."
by ssyreeni January 12, 2010