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The Seinfeld Curse 

The (superstitious) curse put on the cast and crew of Seinfeld, that disabled them from being able to start new shows.

Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Micheal Richards have each attempted to launch new sitcoms as title-role characters. Despite decent acclaim and even some respectable ratings, almost every show was canceled quickly, usually within the first season. This gave rise to the term Seinfeld curse: the failure of a sitcom starring one of the three, despite the conventional wisdom that each person's Seinfeld popularity should almost guarantee a strong, built-in audience for the actor's new show. Shows specifically cited regarding the Seinfeld curse are Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Watching Ellie, Jason Alexander's Bob Patterson and Listen Up!, and Michael Richards' The Michael Richards Show. Larry David once said of the curse, "It's so completely idiotic... It's very hard to have a successful sitcom."

However, the Emmy award-winning success of Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine has led many to believe that she has broken the 'curse'. In her acceptance speech, Louis-Dreyfus held up her award and exclaimed, "I'm not somebody who really believes in curses, but curse this, baby!" With Louis-Dreyfus playing Christine, the show has been on the air for four seasons with above-average ratings as of 2008.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus broke the Seinfeld curse when she starred in CBS's "The New Adventures of Old Christine."
The Seinfeld Curse by RawrItsPanda October 20, 2009
Best show on TV, until Jerry decided to end it in 1998.
-They sealed him up with the mint inside!
-THEY LEFT THE JUNIOR MINT IN HIM?
-Yes!
-Well, I guess it can't hurt him...people eat pounds of those things.
-Yes, they eat them. They don't put them next to VITAL ORGANS IN THEIR ABDOMINAL CAVITY!!
seinfeld by EJL December 14, 2003

Seinfeld dream

a dream "about nothing". A dream that goes on and on with different scenes and people coming and going, but has no plot.
Tim - "You were in my dream last night."
Sue - "Really? What was the dream about?"
Tim - "Nothing, really. It was a Seinfeld dream."
Seinfeld dream by pancakejones December 19, 2009

Seinfeldian 

adj. Obvious or absurd, such that it is reminiscent of NBC's "Seinfeld."
Arguing about the relative size of marshmellows is undeniably Seinfeldian.
Seinfeldian by The Grammar Nazi July 11, 2002

Selfiend 

Selfiend is a person who constantly posts selfies (self portraits) of him or herself on social media like Facebook and Instagram. The person does it to an extent that may cause resentment in other social media users, such as the person's facebook friends. Not to be confused with selfriend.
She's such a selfiend! I had to stop following her on facebook, my news feed only consisted of her selfies.
Selfiend by Instagrannies January 26, 2014

Now that's a Seinfeld episode. 

A moment/ subject of conversation that isn't worth talking about. A little thing that normally people wouldn't bother to bring up.
Example 1:

X: Let's *cough, cough* shake on it.
Y: I'm not gonna shake hands with YOU, you just coughed in your hands!
Y: Now that's a Seinfeld episode.

Example 2:

X: Are you kidding me?
Y: Why what happened?
X: My waiter spilled my drink and didn't even offer to clean it up!
Y: I'll just ask him to pick it up.
X:No don't do that, he knows i saw him do it.
Y: Your making this such a Seinfeld episode.
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
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Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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