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humiliation ritual en · NOUN

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1. (qualifier:conspiracy theories) A supposed initiation ritual involving public self-degradation or embarrassment
   • Besides the above anarchy symbol hairdo, Doja Cat's also really gotten people going just by shaving her head and eyebrows. Immediately, rumors of Doja Cat participating in some kind of "humiliation ritual" were born, as if she simply couldn't have decided to try a wild new look. 2023 January 24, “Why Do People Think Doja Cat Worships the Devil?”, in Highsnobiety:
   • Andrew Tate says John Cena was doing his humiliation ritual to satisfy his “gay paymasters” at The Oscars. 2024 December 3, @DailyLoud, X (post):
   • ANYONE ELSE FEEL LIKE DOECHII GOIN THRU SOME KIND OF ILLUMINATI HUMILIATION RITUAL ? 2025 April 22, @LEGALIZEYAYO, X (post):
   • Lil Nas X is in a never ending Humiliation Ritual…. Is the fame and fortune worth it…? 2024 September 14, @ReturnOfKappy, X (post):
2. (broadly) A public act of self-humiliation.
   • Mega Man is dead too & imo it does not fit the bill for cheap mascot to corner the market for children. So while I think there is some truth to what you're saying, I think the biggest factor is simply IP treatment. Many great series become abandonware or a humiliation ritual of soulless cash grabs. 2023 August 30, anonymous author, 4chan, /vr/:
   • MrBeast getting half a billion YouTube subs and Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire on the same day feels like a global humiliation ritual. 2026 December 6, @Le_Unorthodox, X (post):
   • asking your professors for a letter of recommendation is actually a humiliation ritual of the worse degree 2025 December 30, @casuaIcritique, X (post):
   • Oh boy elden ring, I'm glad nintendo is bringing 3 year old games to the system this whole direct feels like a humiliation ritual 2025 April 2, x65943, “Nintendo Switch 2 Direct - Launches June 5. $449.99 price”, in GBAtemp & Scene News:
   • being asked to speak up as a soft spoken person feels like psychological abuse and a humiliation ritual i’m not even kidding 2024 November 20, @orionvanessa, X (post):
   • You go to an island where women are in charge, in feudal Japan… The woman in charge of the bandits you help openly mocks and belittles you, and you are forced to take it and not talk back, in spite of the fact that Jin can murder her whole camp without breaking a sweat. This will be the first of the humiliation rituals the game forces you to endure. 2025 September 17, [deleted], “The writing was on the wall for the Ghost of Tsushima sequel”, in r/KotakuInAction:

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