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tulpa 

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A Sanskrit word used to refer to a practice in Tibetan Buddhism, in which the practitioner creates a sentient being through the power of thought. 'Thoughtform' is a rough English equivalent. Has experienced a revival of sorts in recent years, originally centered around 4chan's paranormal board (/x/), before shifting to the My Little Pony board (/mlp/), and later various independent websites (primarily tulpa.info).
I can't think of a good way to use tulpa in a sentence.
tulpa by CaptFlushing August 1, 2012
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Tulpehocken 

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Located in Pennsylvania, Tulpehocken is the place you go if you want drugs or easy sex. It's a bunch of rednecks that think they're cool and try to do all the hip new stuff until mommy and daddy yell at them. If you want to be evacuated because of a poptart, this is the school to go to.
Tulpehocken students are a special breed

tulpa 

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To really define what a tulpa is, you need to define what a human is and what it means to be conscious as well as exist. However, defining those things are impossible without your own subjective thoughts on the matter. You might believe you're conscious, but someone else could disagree and you couldn't say anything about it due to not having any solid evidence of your consciousness.

So, for the purpose of defining a tulpa, we'll define what it means to exist, be conscious, and have a sense of self as all the same thing; the combination of your memories, experiences, opinions, and feelings. All these things are also what make up your mind, which is essentially the software that runs on the hardware of your brain.

With the difference between mind and brain in place, defining tulpas is easy. A tulpa is an entity that exists inside a human's brain, has their own sense of self, and is believed to have a conscious which is separate from the main human (or host). The tulpa and host are two different minds living inside the brain they inhabit. Basically brain roommates.

Tulpas have their own opinions, feelings, and thoughts. They're just using the brain to process information (just like their host is). It's also possible for multiple tulpas to exist within one brain.
"Alright, I'm gonna need you and your tulpa's opinion on this piece..."
tulpa by nonexistentialist December 5, 2019

Tulpa 

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Schizo term adults use to describe their imaginary friends and a way to justify avoiding psychiatric hospital. Mostly on 4chan and Reddit which isn't suprising
"Hey man I've had a disagreement with my Tulpa today I don't know how to get to him"
"Bro, you are literally making up people in your head take the goddamn schizo pills like i told you to before"
Tulpa by Smol 🥔 May 30, 2023

tulpa 

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Brony term for imaginary friend.
"I whip out my dick and put it in her vagoo for my Applejack tulpa!"
tulpa by Jacal July 22, 2012

tulpamancy 

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Western idealization of a group of “tulpas” or less commonly referred to as “nirmitas” from Tibetan and Indian Buddhism, closed religious practices. This Tumblr-coined term is used to refer to endogenic “systems” believing they coexist with “tulpas” or “nirmitas”.

This term is commonly used with “parogenic”, an umbrella term for “systems” that “were created willingly”.
Person 1: “Do you believe in Tulpamancy?”
Person 2: “No, it’s cultural appropriation.”
tulpamancy by tavesanity February 6, 2022
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Overstand 

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To understand a topic or statement to the highest extent.
Leroy, after being told the tenth time by his sister, did overstand her idea of robbing the 7-11.
Overstand by Elf Eater March 23, 2003
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minimap 

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A map that mostly tells you where everything is
Friend 1: Follow me there is a player nearby
Friend 2: How do you know?
Friend 1: Minimap
minimap by LeWord January 13, 2015
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Pink Cloud

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12 step recovery jargon referring to someone new who talks about how great life is, now that they're sober. Usually meaning that the person is out of touch with reality.
The new guy seems pretty happy for a dude who has no job, no money and no family. He must be on a pink cloud.
Pink Cloud by toniwithaneye November 24, 2006
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Dotard 

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An aging individual who has long lost the ability to make rational sense.
That dotard is going to get us all blown up, if he doesn't calm down .
Dotard by anonymous September 22, 2017
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Chancla

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The deadliest weapon known to a Latin kid; a flying slipper/ flip-flop.
My mom hit me with a chancla.
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Striver 

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The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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