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Perry Bible Fellowship

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This is a community dedicated to the webcomic known as the Perry Bible Fellowship, created by Nicholas Gurewitch.

https://pbfcomics.com/

https://www.patreon.com/perryfellow

New comics posted whenever they're posted to the site (rarer nowadays but still ongoing). Old comics posted every day until we're caught up

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Penguin Enemy (2003-04-30) (discuss.online)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

It definitely has that specific meaning, but can be more general (at least IMO, I wouldn't bat an eyelid if someone used this sense with me):

To do something as a means of reducing or eliminating shyness, awkward tension, or unfamiliarity.

Everyone was deathly silent after John went ballistic and left the meeting. I tried breaking the ice with a joke, but it didn't help.