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selective memory loss 

Condition where you choose things you want to forget not always on purpose.
Reena: do you remember that time in sixth grade where the teachers put us in that room when we were crying?
Matty: Umm, no?
Reena: really?
Matty:Oh shoot i must have selected it!
Reena: ugh, the selective memory loss is back!
selective memory loss by smlchk November 2, 2009

Auto-selective memory 

Things you remember randomly without purposly remembering them
My Auto-selective memory just reminded me of something I wasn't thinking of and I didn't choose to remember it when it happened..
Auto-selective memory by ReMarkAble December 3, 2015

SEM - Selective Edited Memory 

When you are involved with a chick that recalls certain things of the conversation but edits what was said to throw something in your face. Worse then paraphrasing. It was more commonly referred to as "psycho bitch" in the 90's until scientific advances were made in the origins of such behavior.
Mike: She told me that I told her to stop loving me. Definitely has SEM - Selective Edited Memory.

Tom: Isn't that called psycho bitch?

selective negative memory theory 

When people selectively recall all the negatives of a certain event, choosing to ignore any positive aspects of the situation.
selective negative memory theory is all about ignoring positive aspects of a situation

Selective Negative Memory (SNM) 

A characteristic possessed by people who concentrate only on the negative aspects of every situation, dismissing any positives.
Guy 1: No one invites me to anything nowadays

Guy 2: What about last week when we invited you to that party and everyone was jumping with joy to see you.

Guy 1: It was all fake. No one actually likes me.

Guy 1 is suffering from a Selective Negative Memory (SNM)
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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!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026

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
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026

Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
Word of the Day on October 22, 2026

Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
Word of the Day on October 21, 2026

Palmela Handerson 

Your hand that you masturbate with.
Girlfriend: What are you going to do for the next week while I'm on holiday?

Boyfriend: Have a visit from Palmela Handerson of course!
Word of the Day on October 20, 2026
Basically the same meaning as ate.
x:"Girl your fit chewed today!"
Chewed by iod1o March 30, 2022
Word of the Day on October 19, 2026
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