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1. A religious custom. (See customs.)

2. An action repeated on a schedule.

3. A repetitive action motivated by a compulsion.
1. Judaism requires adherents to wash their hands as a ritual.

2. Employees are scheduled to wash their hands before returning to work.

3. Psychological compulsion may cause ritual hand-washing.
ritual by Downstrike May 26, 2004
Rituals are predefined sequences characterized by rigidity, formality, and repetition that are embedded in a larger system of symbolism and meaning but contain elements that lack direct instrumental purpose.
(1) The footballer is going through their pre-game ritual. Don't disturb them.

(2) That fraternity/society has a specific hazing ritual.

(3) Some people perform mating rituals

(4) Religion is known for having many different rituals.
Ritual by TheCleverDumbass July 16, 2019
The best Dubstep weekly west of the Mississippi, Frequented by only the coolest of cool people and thrown by the infamous Irie Cartel
Did you see Mochipet throw down at Ritual last night?
Ritual by CrazyCelt August 6, 2011
a joint rolled up with weed and tobacco. a splif. may also contain small amounts of mugwort and/or mullein.
rich -short for ritual
you got any ritual on you?
mmmm -smells like ritual in here.
let's hit that rich bitch.
we're going to go git rich.
ritual by yajohnson August 21, 2009

ritual Hoover 

Oral sex; fellatio; blow job. The act of using one's mouth to stimulate a guy's penis for the purpose of sexual gratification.
I really can't find much fault with Monica Lewinsky...if I had had a chance to perform the ritual Hoover on the President, I would have done it, if for no other reason than to have an incredible story to tell my grandchildren one day.
ritual Hoover by rgcmd April 21, 2009

Ritual of the Stork 

When 2 parents love each other very much they seclude themselves in a room (normally a bedroom) and perform it in the Tunnel of Life. If the great stork accepts the ritual then in about 9 months a baby will enter the world through the Tunnel of Life.
You only exist because of the Ritual of the Stork.
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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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Northstarring

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.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
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