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Culture Shock 

that one episode of SpongeBob where they had that talent show in the Krusty Krab
My favorite episode of SpongeBob is Culture Shock

Reverse food culture-shock

The necessity of going to the bathroom very often due to the stomach readjusting to the food you've grown up with after being away from your home country for a very long time.
#1
- "Aren't you gonna eat that spanish ham?"
- "Oh sorry, I got this severe reverse food culture-shock, I'm hitting the toilet every 5 min. I so could use some sweet & sour pork with rice right now."

#2
- "Wait! You forget to take your phone with you."
- "Thanks, I better grab it cause I'll be in the bathroom for a while. You know, reverse food culture-shock."

pop culture shock 

When a person is out of the loop or not up to date on pop culture, and your attempts to explain them just confuse them even more.
Guy #1: did you see that paris hilton sex tape?
Guy #2: someone made a sex tape at the hilton in paris?
Guy #1: you don't know paris hilton? geez pop culture shock
Word of the Day on May 14, 2011

Political Culture Shock 

A social situation that arises when an individual moves to a new location they have not previously lived in and finds that the political climate from where they previously lived and the political culture of the new area they moved into are completely different from each other. Some issues that accompany this situation include anxiety, discomfort, identity conflicts, homesickness, confusion, frustration, anger, language barriers, generational differences in terms of views on various political topics, and differences in terms of where, when, and how people in that area think about and discuss politics.
Kailani: What’s wrong with that guy in corner? He seemed to be very anxious when I was speaking to him about politics and does not seem to be very mindful of his tone when speaking about his views.

Sarah: I think he moved here three to four weeks ago; he is probably suffering from political culture shock. He is probably struggling to get used to the political climate around, which it may take him a while to get used to it.

Kailani: I see.

culture reverse shock

A shock that urbane people endure when they are exposed to a culture that copied from other cultures and looses it's identity.
On visiting India, I received a culture reverse shock.

cultureshock 

Hip hop dance troupes across the country. Founded in San Diego by Angie Bunch.
check out the website cultureshockdance.org
cultureshock by unknown November 11, 2003
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
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Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
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Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
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Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026
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