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Liminal places 

Odd pictures that have a weird mix of nostalgia and creepiness. They usually feel nostalgic even if you have never seen it before. They commonly are empty rooms with no names of brands of anything. Just feels like a familiar place.
Those pictures of Liminal Places are so creepy
Liminal places by I Hate Yukki December 17, 2020

Liminal space

Something, some place, a picture, or even a video game feels so ominous yet so nostalgic. You think that you've been there before, but your brain weirdly denies it.
The Backrooms is an example of a Liminal space

liminal criminal 

A “bad guy” who is in the beginning stages of his or her development as a criminal.
As I listened closely to his somewhat childlike ideas about how he would rob a bank, I quickly realized that he was a liminal criminal!

Liminal space

A picture of video that feels off or has an ominous feeling to it yet nostalgic at the same time, like we ll have been there before.
Anka: "Hey I found this picture, it feels off but familiar."
Kurtis: "Yes, that's a liminal space."
Liminal space by The Backrooms March 29, 2022
The layer between infinity-to-power-of-infinity and infinity that comprises consciousness.

The liminal layer.

Time
The limina is the structure-of-consciousness.
limina by sandraxine September 10, 2019
A message delivered directly, but without a strong, commanding presense. See also superliminal
Subliminal message: "Yvan eht nioj!"

Liminal message: "Recruits are desperately needed by our country for the naval reserve. By joining the navy, you can help defend the freedom of America."

Superliminal message: "HEY, YOU! JOIN THE NAVY!"
liminal by Mashuren May 2, 2005
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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