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second act

To sneak into a show or play during intermission, catching the second act.
Guy: Oh crap, it's sold out!!!
Girl: That's okay, we'll just second act it.
by bwahaha. March 17, 2009
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Second Act Library

/sekənd/ /akt/ /ˈlīˌbrerē,ˈlīb(ə)rē/
noun, phrase

1. A term used to define a horror trope -- the period of a horror film (most often occurring in the latter half of the Second Act) where the hero/es research their foe/s in an effort to become more equally matched and equipped to battle them in the Final Act. Coined by screenwriter Kimberley Elizabeth.

eg. ~ Copyright-safe Google searches, Wikipedia scouring, Newspaper clippings, Microfiche scanning, and trips to the - you guessed it - Library.
When the characters of I Know What You Did Last Summer go to Billy Blue's sister's house and look through that yearbook, it was a total Second Act Library moment.
by Kimmi Kill Zombie March 2, 2021
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second hand act

Personal Cringe one feels watching the act of another.
What a second hand act! Joey was just here and already whipped & nae nae’d
by Wordsmithbihtadah March 2, 2024
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