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Straight definitioncortisol + -coded · from 'cortisol spike' memes, 2025
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Cortisol-coded (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠slang for something that feels stressful, as if it would spike the body's stress hormone.

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Cortisol-coded (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠stress, rebranded as biology so it sounds like someone else's fault.

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Cortisol-coded (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a vocabulary where your landlord's text counts as a symptom.

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Cortisol-coded (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a calendar invite titled 'quick chat' with no agenda.

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Cortisol-coded (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠self-care deciding stress is bad mainly because it's bad for your jawline.

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Cortisol-coded (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠hearing 'we need to talk' and feeling it in your adrenal glands.