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that sudden dreadful realization that you are you, and only you, and stuck in your body and you're not omniscient and the universe is filled with other people just like that but you still can't live their lives and they can't live yours.

"which is like standing in front of the departures screen at an airport, flickering over with strange place names like other people’s passwords, each representing one more thing you’ll never get to see before you die" - as taken from the dictionary of obscure sorrows.
"Oh damn. I'm...I'm me. And I'm limited to stay here. Look at all these people whose shoes I'll never be able to walk in. Look at all the lives I'm never going to live."
"damn, that's some severe onism right there."
onism by PiggyStardust February 25, 2019
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Belief in the VALIDITY of all religions.
I believe in omnism.
Omnism by contemplate November 18, 2013

right-onism 

1. Oppressive political correctness.
2. The tendency for activists to show excessive zeal in advocating their "righteous" causes, to the point of numbing their audience.

3. Jumping on the bandwagon of social movements in a lemming-like fashion.

There's been a relentless rise of right-onism since the '90s. Not to be confused with onanism, though functionally equivalent.
Man, I'm tired of being preached to by self-righteous vegans and environmentalists. They can take their right-onism and shove it.

After this Harvey Weinstein debacle, suddenly everyone's a feminist ! I'm sick of all this opportunistic right-onism.
right-onism by denumb October 26, 2017
Belief in all gods and all religions.
My religion is Omnism, I am an Omnist.
Omnism by Ladiesman92 January 2, 2011
OwOism is a contagious disease that makes the person that's been infected continuously say OwO more and more the longer the person carries the disease.

Once the person has been infected by the OwOism disease they only have 6 months left to live and the disease is currently not curable
Person A: What's wrong with you, why are you saying OwO every 30 seconds?

Person B: I have severe OwOism and I only have 6 months left to live.
OwOism by Zesilina Newborn October 20, 2019
ownist (n) a person who believes that s/he alone decides his/her circumstances and fate, and that if there is any entity that deserves complete trust, it is that voice which dwells within; an all-knowing and entirely dependable strength.
Jane/John never turns to God or other external sources for guidance. S/he relies on her/his own voice, is a true ownist.
ownist by Andybrew April 11, 2010
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
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New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 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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