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1) When you are watching something so intensely that you comletely ignore all hazards or obstacles around you and collide with one of them

2) When you are watching something you are trying to avoid so intensely that you forget that you are trying to avoid it, you accidentaly collide with it.

Happens a lot in video games.
Person A: Dude, at break I was trying to avoid getting scolded by Mr. Miller, but I was so busy looking at him I realized I was walking straight into him.

Person B: Haha, thats target fixation!
by ???...!!! March 01, 2009
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Jul 26 Word of the Day
Noun: a friend who is usually only called upon by a friend when a more primary/prominent friend is unavailable.

Taken from the term β€œsecond string” in an athletic competition situation. In football, if the star quarterback gets injured during a play, the second string is called off the bench to replace him/her. A β€œSecond String Friend” is essentially benched until needed, if ever.

Synonyms: Plan B, Second Choice, Secondary Friend, Benched Until Needed
I got a call from X the other night. She had an extra ticket to a concert she bought for a friend, but they couldn’t make it so she called me to ask if I wanted to go because I am her Second String Friend.
by Deus-ex-machina August 26, 2020
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