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One who possesses a lower rapport with the bro community than he considers himself to possess.
The etymology is traced from the Sudra caste of Vedic canon; a subro is considered inferior to bros of a finer variety.
"That Luis kid is kind of a phony. He's not a real bro."
"Yeah, he's a subro. Pseudo-bro."
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The excessive pride felt by many Subaru and other four-wheel drive car owners while driving in bad weather, usually illustrated by reckless driving during blizzards.
Ever since Jim got his new Forester, his been displaying a lot of subris and always goes out whenever a storm hits.
Subris by Ithilien February 10, 2010

The r/writing subreddit Principle 

The r/writing subreddit Principle states that if your question starts with the words "Is it ok" or something similar to that then the answer is invariably yes.
"Hello, r/writing. Can I use a particular gimmick or a plot device that has been used before but because I don't actually read books or do any research I just assume it to be a highly original idea?"

"According to the r/writing subreddit Principle, the answer is always yes. You can write whatever you want."

"But is it ok if, like, my main character dies in the end? I'm afraid the average reader will be put off by my creative genius."

"Yes! Stop asking other people for validation! Grow a backbone and write what you want!"

Subramanium 

An irritating gentleman of asian origin that feeds on the despair and frailties of his failing students.
Student 1: Wow I totally sucked on that test my teacher is going to freak!
Student 2: Yeah he is totally going to go Subramanium on yo' ass.
Student 1: Yikes!
Subramanium by Pathmanthan May 15, 2009

subroutine 

a lesser part of a greater programming whole; a fixed sequence of steps within a program. see also routine function
The subroutines were correct; something else was wrong with the program.
subroutine by Master Quark March 28, 2005

Subreddit 

A community on Reddit.
Usually mentioned with an "r/" prefix due to Reddit's URL routing.
Check out this cool subreddit r/urbandictionary
Subreddit by Netux August 8, 2018
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
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Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
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.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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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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