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Transphobic Excommunication

Contrary to what that other person said, the term Transphobic Excommunication would make more sense if the individual being 'excommunicated' was a transphobe who didn't fit in with the (left-wing) values and ideals of a community or mainstream society at large.

Tom faced transphobic excommunication when he posted a meme in a discord community that had an implicit transphobic message (i.e. he got kicked out of the server).

by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian April 08, 2024


Sigma variant

The SARS-CoV-2 variant that comes after Omnicron.

Reporter: February 24, 2022 — experts have detected sightings of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant in the outskirts of Bangkok. They are naming it the Sigma variant because it sounds more cooler than Rho or Tau.

by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian December 25, 2021


Marinate

To marinate someone is to gain somebody's trust only to take advantage of them at a later point in time. Though the meaning originated from a video game, it is a great all-around term and can/should be applied to many situations.

Example 1: Don't hang around with Joe, he seems like a nice dude but he'll eventually marinate you by asking you to "borrow" some money

Example 2: Yo I just marinated this girl to send me feet pics for this "school assignment" that I'm doing

by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian August 22, 2021


fortnite

In retrospect, not a bad game actually. It's just the cringey culture and the unnecessary publicity surrounding it that made it seem bad and overrated. Also, the old lobby music was such a gem.

Me in 2018: Ew fortnite is cringe
Me in 2021: I miss old fortnite

by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian April 28, 2021


I reject your reality and substitute my own.

A phrase used by a person who likes to eat shit, to some extent knows that eating shit is bad for them, but doesn't acknowledge that fact and therefore dismiss it.

It can be seen as a modern analogy to Plato's cave.

Example (à la Patrick's wallet meme):

PC user: You know that the baseline Mac Pro costs 5 times as much money than a similarly-spec'd windows based machine, right?

Apple user: Yup.

PC user: And you know that you can custom build your own PC, right?

Apple user: Yup.

PC user: And even get a similar Mac Pro computer case?

Apple user: Yup.

PC user: And configure it to run Mac OS?

Apple user: Yup.

PC user: Then why did you buy the Mac Pro?!?!??

Apple user: Cus I reject your reality and substitute my own.

PC user: *facepalm*

by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian June 20, 2020


Rumination

In psychology, rumination is when you can't take your mind off of something, often a bitter or negative experience you had in the past, and it still continues to bother you. You try to combat these intrusive thoughts, but they keep coming back no matter how hard you try to push them out. Rumination can be anywhere from a few minutes to an entire hour.

This is often due to a lack of resolution/rectification towards the bitter experience, especially if you failed to take control of the situation.

Rumination can also be about future events or goals, especially a harmful, unhealthy and unrealistic goal that you want to pursue.

The more you ruminate, the deeper the hole you're digging for yourself. It is better to stop ruminating early, or else you might end up in a very unhealthy state, both mentally and physically.

Peter had plans to assemble his Ikea furniture today, but during the assembly his mind wandered off and he started to ruminate about his ex and how she "borrowed" his money but never returned it back, and afterwards broke up with him. He had all these malicious thoughts inside his head and wanted to execute them all, but couldn't get himself to for the sake of his sanity. Peter's rumination costed him an hour's worth of time.

by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian February 28, 2021


Wuhan

Before COVID was a thing, Wuhan was actually quite a nice city. Located in the central region of China, Wuhan is the capital city of the Hubei province and has a population of over 11 million.

This city has a rich history left by ancient Chinese dynasties so you will find many historical structures such as the Yellow Crane Tower.

The city is also situated right beside Yangtze River, the 3rd longest river in the world. The Yangtze River Bridge is also located here, and is the world's 2nd longest suspension bridge.

As for cuisine, Wuhan is mostly known for its soups and noodle dishes.

Though, Wuhan may be the last place you'd want to be during the summer, as temperatures get scorching hot.

Pre-COVID Wuhan: *lively busy atmosphere with many street attractions to see*

Post-COVID Wuhan: *cricket noises*

by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian August 07, 2020