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'mation is the abbreviation of animation. You can only use it if you are new to animating. POV: You just started animating and you can animate a stick figure that steps forward one time. You think you are cool so now you call your self a mator.
1: rate my 'mation
2: ???
3: they mean animation
1: yeah im cool and a mator
2: get some sunshine
'mation by i wonder if May 23, 2021

Retro-mation 

An animation style were the animator make his/her animated cartoon emulate silent films of the 1890s-1930s.Or the animated cartoon emulates old film stock from 1940s-1970s.Other forms of Retro-mation may also be made to have a grainy appearance to emulate the classic era of film in Hollywood from the 1930s-1960s. Not all Retro-mation needs to be in black and white but it adds a Nostalgic effect to the cartoon.
This style is very common in Flash Animation.
The Vaudeville cartoons are examples of Retro-mation
Retro-mation by ian May 13, 2005

japan-a-mation 

any cartoon that is Japanese and then translated into English. Some examples are Dragon Ball Z, Voltron, or Astro boy. Usually the story revolves around fighting, and the animation is limited. There is both good and bad Japan-a-mation, for instance: FLCL-good(good animation, with original story with a lot of underlying subtext for both a older teen and adult audience). Yu-gi-oh - BAD(why do you want to watch other people play a card game, and the plot seems as if the writer just makes the crap up as he goes).
Oh snap, Goku just ripped that guys eyes out from the back of his head. That's some good japan-a-mation.
japan-a-mation by JohnGHenry May 10, 2008

Levi Mation 

Levi Mation is a caring friend who makes top quality videos for his wonderful audience. No one can dislike him as he is a speical person and is friendly to everyone. He is a gift from the Easter Bunny and ceeday.
I have a best friend called Levi Mation and he makes amazing videos

Mache-mation

A specialized form of stop-motion animation where Klikbot action figures are first disassembled and reassembled into custom configurations, then extensively covered in layers of paper mache. This technique is used as a budget-friendly or stylistic alternative to conventional armature-based stop-motion, providing a rigid, textured exterior over a highly posable plastic skeleton.
Mache-mation by Lingsh October 13, 2026

robert manion 

an icon, a legend. hips, hair and biceps thriving. he's a very pretty australian most known for his iconic roles in starkid productions twisted ; as a guard, as the magic carpet and as Baful (RIP Abdul), tgwdlm ; as (the very great) professor Hidgens and the (even greater) hot chocolat kid, and finally, in firebringer, where he got his best role ; snarl's left paw.
Robert Manion is such an icon. I love him
robert manion by StarkidStan August 7, 2019
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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The number of years you are still sexually active
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You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
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Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

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!
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