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Paper Straw 

When something has become so progressive it ceases to function.

The act of progressivising something to the point it no longer functions as intended, or backfires.
"Bro that's my third straw this meal, they just keep collapsing"
"Well that's a paper straw for you"

"Bro I can't believe Steven Crowder is a peer reviewed fat studies expert"
"Yeah they really paper-strawed themselves on that one"
Paper Straw by JuliusRodgers1689 March 26, 2022

Paper Straw Effect 

When people design a flimsy straw to save the turtles, but ignore that paper straws cause much more pollution to make, defeating the purpose. This is the effect where people care more about looking eco-friendly rather than being eco-friendly and practical.
"Damn, they redid the packaging with green cardboard and wrapped it together with denim, it's soaked from the rain too"
"Seems like they were affected by the Paper Straw Effect"
Paper Straw Effect by Nightx378 November 11, 2022

paper straw 

(verb) When you suck 75% of the way and then give up.
I got paper strawed by that hookup last night. I had to finish myself off after he left.
paper straw by Duhl February 3, 2024
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
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person2: ya he was a proper lad
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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.
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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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