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yellow paint 

something that you love despite it being toxic.
even if people warn you or call you crazy, it’s a thing you think will make you happy so you can’t stop.

origin: vincent van gogh used to eat yellow paint, because it was a happy color and he thought it would make him happy too.

people thought he was crazy because it was toxic, but it’s just how it goes. everyone’s got a thing
girl1: i’m in love with him!

girl2: you can’t be...he’s so toxic, he’s talking to like 7 other girls right now.... he doesn’t even care about you!
girl1: but he makes me happy! he’s my yellow paint.....

Yellow Paint 

Used in video games to describe any sort of mechanic to help players recognize a path or object at the expense of immersion.

This originated from Naughty Dog and their tendency to put yellow paint on interactable objects in the dark/unsaturated world of Horizon.
“Why’d they splash yellow paint on a ladder? Obviously, I can climb it. But now it sticks out like a sore thumb!”

“Five bucks says some game journalist still got stuck at this part.”
Yellow Paint by AntiTHOT.exe March 6, 2024

eat yellow paint

to do what you think will make you happy
yellow is a happy color so eat yellow paint if you think that will make you happy.
eat yellow paint by sopmacsirk August 10, 2019
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
Word of the Day on May 22, 2026
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
Word of the Day on May 21, 2026

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019
Word of the Day on May 20, 2026