Two people, usually at young ages, who test each other with romantic advances and have sexual feelings for each other, but don't actually commit to each other.
Monthly payments you make to a current and/or ex romantic partner, either because you knocked up said partner, or to keep him/her quiet about shameful/potentially-damaging secrets from your torrid past with him/her.
One would be wise to either maintain a strictly platonic relationship with any "close" acquaintances, or at least always use protection during any and all bouncy-bouncies, to avoid excessive "financial drainage" from having to shell out for love interest.
Someones friend : “it’s national ask out your love interest day”
Someone : ”ok”
*later*
Someone : “will you go out with me”
Someones love interest : “yes!!”
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!
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.
A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.