To seemingly force an result to occur by engaging in an opposite or undesirable/inconvenient action.
(e.g. (a.) You are waiting for a person to arrive for a carpool, so you start to leave - they then show up. (b.) You have been waiting for the cable guy to arrive before taking a shower. You begin your shower - then the cable guy arrives.)
"The bus is taking a long time to get here, lets Tickle the Universe and maybe it will arrive".
1.(phrase) - When something is extremely distressing in a conversation or idea, that the only way to explain it is to say something unrealistic and nonsensical.
"Dude, I cant believe she dated him, got knocked up AND hitched! I'm gonna BLACKMAIL THE WORLD INTO TICKLING THE UNIVERSE!"
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