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Broad classification for entertainment & pop culture.
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A shared, unspoken agreement between two people that a poor film should be abandoned before the credits.
Read full entry →A rare, low-conflict evening in which one partner willingly cedes control of the television without negotiation.
Read full entry →Having begun watching something purely as a joke, only to end up sincerely and unironically invested by the final act.
Read full entry →A viral joke format with an unusually short but explosively intense lifespan before total cultural extinction.
Read full entry →So well-versed in a specific meme's context that a single image communicates an entire complex thought instantly.
Read full entry →Culturally so specific to Britain that any joke or reference simply refuses to translate to an international audience.
Read full entry →Feigning general helplessness with devices while displaying suspiciously precise skill in one specific area.
Read full entry →A skilled, well-timed comedic intervention capable of instantly dissolving tension in an otherwise heated group chat.
Read full entry →The unshakable, nationwide inability of anyone at a wedding reception to clap along to music in correct rhythm.
Read full entry →A thin, unconvincing denial of reality TV fandom immediately undone by encyclopaedic contestant knowledge.
Read full entry →A rare, near-perfect synchronisation of takeaway logistics and television scheduling.
Read full entry →A lengthy, jargon-heavy breakdown of a football move that ends with everyone more confused than when it started.
Read full entry →A wildly inaccurate time estimate given before a kickabout that always somehow extends well past sunset.
Read full entry →The specific secondhand embarrassment felt watching a guest's decades of hope collapse in real time on national television.
Read full entry →An involuntary, muscle-memory reaction to a childhood jingle heard decades later at a wedding disco.
Read full entry →A recurring national state of confusion regarding the extremes celebrities will endure for a Cyclone star.
Read full entry →The deeply British pastime of consuming other people's reactions to television as a superior form of television.
Read full entry →The elaborate national performance of feigned suspense during a football recap you have already fully spoiled for yourself.
Read full entry →A guilty, sudden jerk to consciousness immediately followed by a defensive lie told by dads worldwide.
Read full entry →The absolute minimum physical effort required to register amusement at a terrible meme shown to you on a friend's phone.
Read full entry →The irrational, horror-movie-induced paranoia that strikes the exact second you cover your face in soap suds.
Read full entry →A devastating audio trick played by a Netflix drama that triggers a ten-minute barking fit and ruins the evening peace.
Read full entry →The disgusting exploration of upholstery depths, usually resulting in the discovery of loose change, a stale crisp, and no television clicker.
Read full entry →An invasive, shuffling dance performed in complete darkness while trying not to spill popcorn onto a stranger's lap.
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