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Humble Brag Definition: a statement that conveys false humility : a brag couched in self-deprecation Example: "Facebook seems to be the perfect place for this. How many status reads have actually been humble brags?" – post on Elizabeth Runs blog
Planking Definition: a game or activity in which participants lie facedown in unusual locations Example: "Planking has achieved notoriety as an online fad, as people try to plank in the most unlikely places." – Los Angeles Times
Joined: Mar '14
Location: Japan
Age: 50 (M)
Posts: 8946
Capgras' Delusion Definition: a disorder in which a person falsely believes that a friend or relative has been replaced by an identical impostor Example: "Capgras delusion can be brought about by a variety of conditions – changes in brain chemistry associated with different mental illnesses, or physical trauma to the brain – but the delusion always involves the distinct feeling that the people around you have been replaced by impostors." – Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, NPR Morning Edition
Intexticated Definition: distracted by the act of texting to such a degree that one seems intoxicated Example: "[Justin Bieber] says he was inspired to get involved in the campaign because of the Alex Brown Foundation, which is a charity named after a teenager who died because he was driving while intexticated." – Darian Demetri, Teenchive.com