A social engineering tactic where someone convinces you that their absurd request is actually a deeply respected tradition in their culture, exploiting your desire not to be offensive. The international relations version of the Jedi Mind Trick, except instead of "these aren't the droids you're looking for," it's "eating fermented shark eyeballs is how we say hello." Falls apart the moment you actually Google their supposed customs.

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an extreme event of hilarity

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DEADASS

East Coast slang that's short for 'dead ass serious,' used to emphasize that you're being completely honest or to express strong agreement. Born in New York street culture, it migrated across the country and internet like a linguistic virus, often paired with 'B' or 'son' for maximum authenticity. If you're not from the tri-state area and using it, prepare to be judged accordingly.

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