small-dick energy

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“He’s currently working as a legal secretary and, other than believing he is severely underpaid, his main complaint seems to be that he works under a woman, and that having ‘secretary’ in his job title is somehow emasculating too. I’m getting serious small-dick energy from this one.”

“Lucas looked around at the small-dick energy, taking in the colored stitching, the bright gauges, and the fire extinguisher bolted to the floor.”

“Over the past week, he has been engaged in a Twitter standoff with the climate activist Greta Thunberg, attempting to troll her by telling her about his large collection of emission-heavy cars. Thunberg responded by implying Tate had “small-dick energy”.”

“With enough small-dick energy to power Las Vegas, Putin insisted he take⟳ direct⟳ control⟳ of his armed forces, expecting capitulation from the home side would bring⟳ a swift end⟳.”

“I know⟳ it’s hard not to take⟳ ghosting personally, but I promise⟳ you, if a guy ghosts it is one hundred percent about him not having the confidence to express⟳ himself. Because let’s face⟳ it—it’s not that hard to send⟳ a text saying, “Hey, it was nice getting to know⟳ you, but I’m just not feeling the vibe.” The fact that he cannot do that says all you need⟳ to know⟳ about how he handles anything that presents more difficulty than remembering his Hulu password. The petty side of me would call⟳ it small-dick energy.”

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