worst timeline

Millennials/Gen-Xers like me […] may feel like we're living in quite possibly the worst timeline, where the economy is uncertain, politicians are lying to us, and it seems radical groups are running amok and gaining notoriety in the process.

2018, Emily Prokop, The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects, unnumbered page:

It’s like when people on Twitter said that “this is the worst timeline” in response to Jeff Bezos likely becoming the first trillionaire because of COVID.

2021 May 2, Johnny Hayes, “Commentary: Wrestling with the ghosts of COVID past”, in The San Diego Union-Tribune:

I had high hopes for 2021, after a year that fundamentally changed our way of life. I thought vaccines would bring life back to normalcy by now. That obviously didn't happen. As with any situation, there are two sides to the story. A pessimistic view would suggest that this continues to be the worst timeline. But I want to be optimistic for once.

2021 September 29, Jennifer Sun, “In-Person Event Planning: Expect the Unexpected”, in UltraVires, University of Toronto, page 21:

darkest timeline
darkest timeline#English

(Internet slang, humorous) Synonym of darkest timeline.


darkest timeline

Referencing the episode "Remedial Chaos Theory" (2011) of the sitcom Community, which depicts seven alternate universes resulting from a die roll to decide which friend should collect a pizza delivery, including "The Darkest Timeline" in which chaos and destruction ensue.

I still can't believe that there is a President Trump and this really does feel like the darkest timeline, but there is nothing that can be done.

2016 November 17, Mandy Marciniak, “President Trump? Really?”, in The Frontenac Gazette, Frontenac, ON, page 11:

You know we're in the darkest timeline when there are multimillion-dollar corporations roleplaying as people working through a depressive episode.

2019 February 19, Jordan Levy, “Parodying people for profit: When brands act like one of us”, in The Daily Targum, Rutgers University, page 8:

Living as we all do now in The Darkest Timeline™, it's tough to come up with a plot that exceeds the implausibility and dystopia of reality.

2019, Jessica Bryce Young, in "Selections", Orlando Weekly, 13 March 2019 - 19 March 2019, page 43

(Internet slang, humorous) The circumstances of the present moment in history, viewed as bleak, frightening, ridiculous, or the worst of all possibilities.

Community (TV series)
Remedial Chaos Theory


utility monster

en-noun

utility monster (plural utility monsters)

(philosophy) A hypothetical sentient being that derives much more hedonic pleasure from resources than ordinary beings do; in some critiques of utilitarianism, such a being would demand an extremely hedonistic lifestyle at the expense of everyone else, due to its greater capacity to feel pleasure.


happiness pump

(philosophy) A hypothetical sentient being who suffers pain by making others happy, but continues to do so because the happiness others feel is greater than the pain that the pump being feels.


Numenian

A proponent of the philosophical ideas of Numenius of Apamea.


trichotomism

(theology) The belief that human beings are made up of three distinct components: body or flesh, soul, and spirit.


dichotomism

(theology) The belief that the human being is formed of two components: material (body or flesh) and spiritual (soul or spirit).


trichotomist

(theology) A person who believes that human beings are made up of three distinct components: body, soul, and spirit.


Heinz dilemma

In one well-known version of the dilemma, used in Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, the dilemma is faced by a character named Heinz.

This study of the Heinz dilemma has led to the literature on the ethics of care. The Heinz dilemma is about a man who considers stealing a drug that he cannot afford to buy in order to save the life of his wife.

2004, Ananta Kumar Giri, Creative Social Research: Rethinking Theories and Methods, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 93:

A thought experiment in ethics, involving a dilemma of whether saving a life justifies theft or other illegal activities.


spycore

surely mall clothes make for superb spycore

2023 March 21, Virginia Heffernan, “I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory”, in WIRED:

A fashion and design aesthetic inspired by Cold War spy movies, especially James Bond.


objectum-sexuality

Sexual attraction to inanimate objects or things.


always already

From PK's perspective, PK is always already achieved. Since every geistige being always already participates in PK, the most 'complete bias' possible is when a thinker is utterly mistaken about PK: independently of how false a notion of[…]

2017 May 5, Thom Brooks, Sebastian Stein, Hegel's Political Philosophy: On the Normative Significance of Method and System, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:

Hence individuals are 'abstract' with respect to the subjects, which they always-already are. [...] That an individual is always-already a subject, even before he is born, is nevertheless the plain reality, accessible to everyone[…]

2018 November 29, Calvin Thomas, Adventures in Theory: A Compact Anthology, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 147:

(philosophy) By definition or inherently; a priori.


biblically accurate

Likely from Bible verses such as Revelation 4:8 describing angels as having many eyes and wings; such depictions are said to be more "accurate" than humanoid ones. Popularized around 2019-2020.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see biblically, accurate.


pseudostatement

(logic, philosophy) An unverifiable statement.


memehood

And hence the actual details of the representing are sometimes just as much a candidate for memehood as the content represented.

1995, Daniel C[lement] Dennett, Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meaning of Life, →ISBN, page 359:

Then the innocent question hit meme-hood, being applied to every new computer or gadget in the news.

2008 September 15, Mark Milian, “New ‘Crysis’ has same issues”, in Chicago Tribune, 162nd year, number 259, page 3, columns 1–2:

This exercise in surrealism was destined for memehood.

2014, William Poundstone, Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody, →ISBN:

[…] I’m fascinated by the response to the video, by its eternal life in online memehood.

2017, Anthony Palumbi, Blood Plagues and Endless Raids: A Hundred Million Lives in the World of Warcraft, Chicago Review Press, →ISBN:

Key ingredients for memehood, generally, are the rapid and spontaneous sharing of the thing and some sort of cultural context.

2021 June 17, Stefanie Pettit, “Navigating the meme streets of social media”, in The Spokesman-Review, 139th volume, number 9, page N4, column 1:

The original Steamed Hams scene appeared on a Simpson’s^([sic]) episode from the 1990s, and somehow developed a cult following by its reruns, that turned it into a meme. It’s been reworked into fanfiction and fully reanimated in the style of 1960s Soviet cartoons. It’s been overdubbed with opera and recut to resemble a Criterion Collection DVD of a François Truffaut movie. There’s embroidery of it. It’s surpassed memehood and become an artistic movement of its own.

2023 March 19, Talia Felix, “Steaming a Good Ham”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, archived from the original on 2023-03-20:


magisteriology

These studies have not pointed out these errors and inadequacies in order to discredit the hierarchical magisterium but rather to make possible a realistic magisteriology that will properly reflect the true nature of the teaching and witnessing of the Church.

1970, Charles E. Curran, Robert E. Hunt, Dissent in and for the Church: Theologians and Humanae Vitae, page 66:

It is also a necessary corrective today for the absolute tutiorism [rigorism] implicit in much of the oracular magisteriology which still abides at every level of the church.

1980, Daniel C. Maguire, “The Encyclopedia of Bioethics”, in Theological Studies, volume 41, number 4, →DOI, page 757:

Here was the clearest statement yet of the “Magisteriology” of the dissenting theologians: the teaching of Humanae Vitae was not in fact morally binding, and it was the great task of theologians to help ordinary laypeople to understand this.

2015, Peter M. Mitchell, The Coup at Catholic University: The 1968 Revolution in American Catholic Education, →ISBN:

(Roman Catholicism, rare) Theology of the magisterium, i.e. the teaching authority of the church.


illocute

en-verb

illocute (third-person singular simple present illocutes, present participle illocuting, simple past and past participle illocuted)

illocutes (present singular third-person)
illocuting (participle present)
illocuted (participle past)
illocuted (past)

In some such cases, at least, there will be illocutions q such that S can illocute q and thereby (among other things) convey to A that p.

1981, Peter Cole, Radical pragmatics, New York: Academic Press, →OCLC, page 93:

Typically, one can illocute in order to perlocute, but not conversely.

2012, J.F. Rosenberg, Linguistic Representation, Springer Netherlands, →ISBN, page 11:

So, we must not conflate consent with nonrefusal: a failure to illocute refusal does not entail that one has illocuted consent to sex instead.

2019, Mari Mikkola, Pornography: A Philosophical Introduction, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66:

[…] [S]ome of these refinements also help us make progress on the question whether machines can illocute.

2022 January 27, Mitchell Green, Jan G. Michel, “What Might Machines Mean?”, in Minds and Machines, volume 32, pages 323–338:

(philosophy, pragmatics, intransitive or transitive with the speech act as object) To perform an illocutionary act.


destructionism

(theology) A belief in the final destruction or complete annihilation of the wicked.


coastal grandma

en-noun

coastal grandma (countable and uncountable, plural coastal grandmas)

coastal grandmother
coastal grandmother#English


BIV

Thus, although the BIV is in fact in an otherwise-empty world, it has experiences as of interacting with other people and with things in the environment, just as you do.

2014, Andrew Cullison, editor, The Bloomsbury Companion to Epistemology, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 131:

(philosophy) Initialism of brain in a vat.


rage comic

Last week, Reddit user CappnPoopdeck posted a "rage comic" depicting a man who, as a joke, takes an unused pregnancy test left behind by his ex-girlfriend, then finds that the test comes back positive.

2012 November 7, Hilary Hanson, “Man Takes Pregnancy Test, Finds Out He Has Testicular Cancer: Reports”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 2023-04-30:

He added, “Obama is a smart guy. ‘Okay, so this is how that works, so I type in that name, or now that I’m on Google+, I type in a +, or now that I’m on Reddit, put in a rage comic because that’s funny.’”

2013, James E[verett] Katz, Michael Barris, Anshul Jain, The Social Media President: Barack Obama and the Politics of Digital Engagement, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 99:

Thus, in order to produce and understand LOLCats, users need to master LOLspeak; to create a rage comic, the user requires familiarity with a broad range of new symbols.

2014, Limor Shifman, Memes in Digital Culture (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series), Cambridge, Mass., London: The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 118:

A rage comic features a short sequence of the actions of standard characters and is often about the absurdity or folly of everyday life situations or comments on media occurrences.

2015, Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, editor, Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 3rd edition, Information Science Reference, →ISBN, page 3772:

Rage comics were first introduced to China as bàozŏu mànhuà […] in 2008, and have become increasingly popular among Chinese Internet users since then.

2017, Aaron Marcus, Masaaki Kurosu, Xiaojuan Ma, Ayako Hashizume, Cuteness Engineering: Designing Adorable Products and Services, Springer, →ISBN, page 70:

(Internet slang) A short cartoon strip using a growing set of pre-made cartoon faces which usually express rage or some other simple emotion or activity.


TWOT

As noted in TWOT 1:132, its roots and derivatives occur 415 times in the Hebrew Bible: 214 times it appears in the Piel stem, which is always translated “to bless.”

2019, Terry L. Cross, The People of God's Presence: An Introduction to Ecclesiology, Baker Academic, →ISBN:

(theology) Acronym of Theological wordbook of the Old Testament.


JWICS

(US, military, espionage) Acronym of Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System.


perlocute

en-verb

perlocute (third-person singular simple present perlocutes, present participle perlocuting, simple past and past participle perlocuted)

perlocutes (present singular third-person)
perlocuting (participle present)
perlocuted (participle past)
perlocuted (past)

[…] a case in which a question illocuted as a genuine, non-rhetorical question is erroneously perlocuted as a rhetorical question.

1994, Cornelia Ilie, What Else Can I Tell You?, Almqvist & Wiksell International, page 41:

2002, Marco Rühl, Arguing and Communicative Asymmetry, Peter Lang Publishing, →ISBN, page 167:

Whether the interactive effect of perlocuting occurs is under the addressee's responsibility.

(philosophy, pragmatics, intransitive or transitive with the effect as object) To achieve a perlocutionary effect.


scisaac

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Scott McCall and Isaac Lahey from the Teen Wolf series.


morphological freedom

en-noun

morphological freedom (plural morphological freedoms)

(transhumanism) The right to modify one's own body as one desires.


sensationism

(philosophy) Alternative form of sensationalism


sensationist

(philosophy) Alternative form of sensationalist


Linny

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Luna Lovegood and Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter.


Pansmione

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Pansy Parkinson and Hermione Granger from Harry Potter.


Choquet integral

Choquet integral (plural Choquet integrals)

Named after the French mathematician Gustave Choquet, who introduced them in 1953.

statistical mechanics
statistical mechanics

(statistical mechanics, potential theory, decision theory) A kind of subadditive or superadditive integral to measure the expected utility of an uncertain event.

statistical mechanics; potential theory; decision theory; statistical mechanics; potential theory; decision theory


ambiguity aversion

probability distribution
probability distribution

(economics, decision theory) A preference for known risks over unknown risks: that is, favoring an option where the probability distribution of the outcomes is known over one where the probabilities are unknown.


balletcore

Unpacking the success of Balletcore, Bikercore, Normcore and Gorpcore with considerations for future assortments.

2022 summer, “What’s Actually Selling When Everything Is Trending?”, in Apparel, →ISSN, page 22:

With the release of her first ready-to-wear capsule, “Mirroire Noire”, the Australian ballet dancer-turned-fashion designer takes centre stage, shining a new spotlight on fashion’s balletcore.

2022 December 16, Zoë Kendall, “Caroline Reznik is making a fantasy wardrobe of ballet-inspired womenswear”, in i-D, archived from the original on 2022-12-21:

As hinted in its name, balletcore entails the “everyday-fication” of the tutu – a dress that’s worn in classical ballet performances – and traditional dancewear items like dance belts, legwarmers, unitards, leotards, tights and dance shoes.

2023 February 21, Yasunari Ramon Suarez Taguchi, “The balletcore phenomenon”, in The Freeman:

If you’ve yet to surrender to balletcore, investing in a pair of pointe-style flats is the place to start.

2023 March 2, Joe Bromley, “The Insider: 11 Key styles for spring”, in Evening Standard, page 19:

A term coined in 2015, balletcore draws inspiration from the grace and elegance associated with ballet, and this ongoing trend seems to be here to stay!

2023 April 25, Shweta Sunny, “Balletcore: Back with a bang!”, in HT City:

(TikTok aesthetic) A style that borrows from the elements of ballet, including tutus, leggings, unitards, etc.


quotlibet

(philosophy) Obsolete form of quodlibet.


Pascal's mugging

Coined by Eliezer Yudkowsky, based on Pascal's wager.

(philosophy) A thought experiment demonstrating a problem in expected utility maximization. A rational agent should choose actions whose outcomes, when weighed by their probability, have higher utility; but some very unlikely outcomes may have very great utilities, and these utilities can grow faster than the probability diminishes. Hence the agent should focus more on vastly improbable cases with implausibly high rewards; this leads first to counterintuitive choices, and then to incoherence as the utility of every choice becomes unbounded.


reknow

en-verb

reknow (third-person singular simple present reknows, present participle reknowing, simple past reknew, past participle reknown)

reknows (present singular third-person)
reknowing (participle present)
reknew (past)
reknown (participle past)

The teacher’s special function is to lead the pupil to reknow these elements, and by thought to attain the desired knowledge.

1885 November, E. E. White, “The Philosophy of Teaching”, in The Illinois School Journal, volume 5, number 7, page 160:

In recognizing one another in our aesthetic constructs, in coming to reknow one another, we come to reknow ourselves as well.

1988, Nancy R. Harrison, Jean Rhys and the Novel as Women’s Text, →ISBN, page 45:

It is a story of human beings constantly reknowing themselves as the reciprocal of the self-reknowing of others.

1993, Philip Allott, “Self-Determination - Absolute Right or Social Poetry?”, in Christian Tomuschat, editor, Modern Law of Self-Determination, →ISBN, page 179:

And only then, when he has recovered his true self, does he uncover, or reknow, the true distinctions, identifying erōs as a divine gift, and distinguishing between “good” and “bad” madness—a distinction that is essential if human beings are to have a true understanding of themselves and what they experience in love.

1998, Catherine Pickstock, After Writing: On the Liturgical Consummation of Philosophy, →ISBN, page 17:

(chiefly philosophy) To know again; to relearn or understand anew.


Necessitas

(Roman mythology, Orphic theology) The personification of absolute necessity; Ananke.


soft grunge

The aesthetics and subgenres of taste in that era spanned beyond the world of indie music and soft grunge. Soft grunge is currently the most popular in the 2020s. The aesthetic was a 'softer' version of grunge brought together with aspects of earlier emo aesthetics and the then modern silhouette of high-waist skinny jeans or pleated skirts and crop tops or T-shirts, with the biggest influences being the mid to late '90s (think slip dresses, oversized flannel shirts, chokers and ripped jeans).

2021 October 13, Sadhbh O'Sullivan, “Welcome To The Age Of Newstalgia”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 2023-06-09:

In short, I was trying to be the perfect 2014 Tumblr girl, emulating our collective soft-grunge idols like Effy Stonem from Skins and Aria Montgomery from Pretty Little Liars.

2022 February 1, Maria Santa Poggi, “The 2014 Tumblr Girl Is Back”, in Vogue, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-15:

(Tumblr aesthetic) An aesthetic style inflenced by grunge and other 1990s clothing styles, and associated with pop punk, emo, and alternative rock music.


liminal space

From liminal (“of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold”) + space, due to originally focusing on "in-between" spaces such as hallways and stairwells.

In fact, the most uncanny contemporary liminal spaces combine the familiarity of, say, a New York City tourist magnet with an unnatural emptiness. Then again, a liminal space can be somewhere you could imagine dreaming about or seeing on TV. It can be tinged with tragedy or just inexplicably sad in its ordinariness. Liminal spaces can be both comforting and discomforting, nostalgic and unsettling, intimate and unnatural.

2022 November 1, Jake Pitre, “The Eerie Comfort of Liminal Spaces”, in The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-01:

(aesthetic) A depiction of an empty or abandoned place, often made to appear unsettling, surreal, or nostalgic.


that girl

Who is 'that girl'? 'That girl' isn't just healthy, she's professionally successful and looks her best at every moment. She wakes up every morning at 5.30am so she can seize the day and her nails are always uniform, manicured and eternally chip-free.

2021 July 12, Ruchira Sharma, “Who Is 'That Girl' & Why Is TikTok Obsessed With Her?”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 2023-06-09:

There's a lot that's been done and said about "that girl." Thousands have even attempted the self-care coup for a day to test whether it's all just internet hype or if there's actually any merit to its claims that following a carefully curated routine can lead to real results. In keeping with this spirit of the internet, I decided to transform into "that girl" for a week.

2021 September 9, Shamani Joshi, “I Tried To Be TikTok's 'That Girl' for a Week”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2023-05-15:

This was not the stuff of Architectural Digest or even social media, which is typically flooded with so-called aspirational content: spotless homes, "that girl" morning routines and a "clean girl aesthetic" defined by green juices and neat to-do lists.

2023 March 8, Callie Holtermann, “More People Are Embracing ’Cluttercore’ as Messy Rooms Go Viral on TikTok”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-14:

(TikTok aesthetic) A notional girl representing an aesthetic promoting healthy eating, self-care, organized routines, and productivity.


grandmacore

Cottagecore is related to grandmacore, faeriecore, farmcore and goblincore; other nostalgia-ridden aesthetic communities that, paradoxically, thrive on many of the most popular internet platforms of the day.

2020 March 10, Isabel Slone, “Escape Into Cottagecore, Calming Ethos for Our Febrile Moment”, in The New York Times:

Or perhaps baking bread, collecting trinkets, and putting doilies around the house sounds more like your speed. If so, there's a whole community of grandmacore lovers out there waiting for you.

2023, Carolyn Purnell, Blue Jeans (Object Lessons), New York, NY: Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN, page 59:

(aesthetic) An aesthetic based on things stereotypically associated with grandmothers, including knitting, baking, etc.


strong atheist

A person who is certain that no deities exist or who thinks that the existence of deities can be disproven.


positive atheist

en-noun

positive atheist (plural positive atheists)


pal around

en-verb

pal around (third-person singular simple present pals around, present participle palling around, simple past and past participle palled around)

pals around (present singular third-person)
palling around (participle present)
palled around (participle past)
palled around (past)

John plans to pal around with Joe today.

(intransitive, informal) To spend time with someone as a friend.


latrability

From Latin lātrābilis (“barking, able to bark, characterized by barking”) + English -ity (“forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to latrate + -ability.

der

But now in the ſecond place, Hylobares, let us ſuppoſe that all the Planets or Earths be inhabited with rational Creatures, yet theſe rational Creatures may be as ſpecifically diſtinct as the Earths or Planets the inhabit, but agree all in Rationality; as the ſundry ſpecies of Dogs here on Earth agree in Latrability.

1668, Franciscus Euistor the Palæopolite [pseudonym; Henry More], “The Third Dialogue”, in Divine Dialogues, Containing Sundry Disquisitions & Instructions Concerning the Attributes of God and His Providence in the World. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Joseph Downing […], published 1713, →OCLC, paragraph XXXIV, page 272:

I do not thereby deny either the Being of Witches, nor other properties that they may have, for which thev may be ſo called: no more than if I deny that a Dog hath rugibility (which is only proper to a Lion) doth it follow that I deny the being of a Dog, or that he hath latrability?

1677, John Webster, chapter I, in The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft. […] , London: Printed by J[onas] M[oore] […] , →OCLC, pages 10–11:

[…] and therefore if ſome be born Dum, Deaf, or Blind, they are not to be accounted perfect Men. In like manner Latrability in a Dog, Boability in a Cow, or an Ox, Hinnibility in a Horſe, &c. are all Second Properties immediately following internal Senſation, or rather Senſibility in Beaſts, […]

1702, Gideon Harvey, The vanities of philosophy and physick: […] , 3rd edition, London: Printed for A. Roper […] , →OCLC, page 94:

(rare, obsolete, philosophy) The ability or tendency to bark.


junzi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 君子 (jūnzǐ).

(Chinese philosophy) A morally ideal person.


faeriecore

JESIKAH SUNDIN is a multi-award winning Dystopian Punk Lit, Fairy Tale, and Historical Fantasy writer, a mom of three nerdlets, a faeriecore and elfpunk geek, tree hugger, nature photographer, and a helpless romantic who married her high school sweetheart.

2020, Jesikah Sundin, Æroreh (The Ealdspell Cycle; 1), Forest Tales Publishing, →ISBN:

The movement is escapist, but not in the fantastical way faeriecore is.

2020, Shania O’Brien, “Only this, cottagecore”, in Honi Soit, week 9, semester 1, page 10:

Cottagecore is related to grandmacore, faeriecore, farmcore and goblincore — other nostalgia-ridden aesthetic communities that, paradoxically, thrive on many of the most popular internet platforms of the day.

2020 March 29, Isabel Slone, “Finding peace in cottagecore”, in Richmond Times-Dispatch, 170th year, number 89, page E3:

"Cottagecore" refers to an internet aesthetic that, according to Wikipedia, "celebrates a return to traditional skills and crafts such as foraging, baking, and pottery, and is related to similar nostalgic aesthetic movements such as grandmacore, farmcore, goblincore, and faeriecore."

2020 September 15, Stephanie Osmanski, “What Is the Cottagecore Aesthetic? How T.Swift, Animal Crossing & COVID Are Involved”, in Parade, archived from the original on 2020-09-26:

Cottagecore has been trending ever since the pandemic set in and the world went slow. Not just cottagecore, there are many other such aesthetics—grandmacore, craftcore, faeriecore (or fairycore), naturecore, honeycore, warmcore, among others—doing the rounds of the internet today.

2020 October 11, “Here’s how you can also go cottagecore”, in The Financial Express, archived from the original on 2020-10-21:

Whether you identify as a cottagecore lesbian or fall into the other niche aesthetics associated with cottagecore — such as faeriecore, grandmacore and naturecore — cottagecore is the quaint, bucolic dream everyone wishes they could play out in real life.

2021 March 29, Paige Nicewaner, “Nicewaner: Cottagecore: The rural escapist fantasy you need in your life”, in The Standard, Missouri State University, archived from the original on 2021-11-10:

Diving deeper into adjacent fandoms, you'll find a variety of aesthetics to explore, whether it's dollcore, unicore, mushroomcore, and, one of the most recent to materialize in mainstream fashion, cottagecore. Fairycore — or faecore, or faeriecore — feels a bit similar to the latter with heavy references to nature and a pension for a few of the same design elements, including embroidery and relaxed dresses.

2021 May 21, Jamila Stewart, “Fairycore Fashion is the Dreamy, Ethereal Trend You Have to Try”, in Yahoo!, archived from the original on 2021-05-31:

And for those looking to take the cottagecore theme a bit further with a faeriecore theme, Andrew says, “We have created custom packages just for LeFay brides and grooms so that their magical fantasy comes to life.

2022 February, Shayda Windle, “Cottagecore Fantasie Come to Life at LeFay Cottage”, in Middleburg Life, volume 39, number 2, Greenhill Media LLC, page 25:


bifictional

From bi- + fictional, based on bisexual.

I don't know if Henry Wyckoff is bi-fictional, but the stories of his that I've read were gen.

1999 October 2, Sally, “Re: looking for. . .”, in alt.tv.sentinel (Usenet):

Recently some Sentinel fans have been discussing the various types of fanfiction written in the fandom. Some were curious about the proportion of gen only, slash only, and bifictional readers.

2000 June 6, S. Mallet (AKA Marmoset), “Preferences in Sentinel Fanfic -- New Poll”, in alt.tv.sentinel (Usenet):

At any rate, the first Trekfic I posted was non-slash, and I'm pretty much rampantly bifictional in my reading, although I don't like most het (probably because I don't have good enough filters in place to eliminate the bad stuff).

2000 June 22, laura jacquez valentine, “Re: Slash versus non-slash”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

(fandom slang, dated) Interested in the two predominant genres of fan fiction within a specific fandom (generally genfic and slashfic, or hetfic and slashfic).


cyberethical

en-adj

cyberethical (comparative more cyberethical, superlative most cyberethical)

more cyberethical (comparative)
most cyberethical (superlative)

(philosophy, not comparable) Of or relating to the study of cyberethics.


old man yells at cloud

From a scene in the 2002 episode "The Old Man and the Key" of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, in which Grampa Simpson, applying for a driver's license, produces a newspaper clipping with this headline for identification.

I'm incessantly railing, in the old-man-yells-at-cloud tradition, against Big Beautiful Burgers stuffed into wispy buns that leave nothing to the imagination.

2018 February, Liz Cook, “Check-in Time”, in The Pitch, page 26:

If you will allow me an “old man yells at cloud” moment...back in my day, the only tools we had to make documentation were plain ol' spreadsheets, slides, and Word documents.

2020, Matt LeMay, Product Management in Practice, page 148:

Everyone has their own Old-Man-Yells-at-Cloud gripe that they just can't let go. Some people can't get over the fact that some people do (or do not) keep their ketchup in the fridge; other people can't stop themselves ragging on pineapple-topped pizza.

2022, Ruby Tandoh, Cook As You Are: Recipes for Real Life, Hungry Cooks, and Messy Kitchens: A Cookbook, page 131:

(humorous or derogatory) Refers to a person who expresses a trivial, out-of-touch, or idiosyncratic grievance; especially, with an implication of aged crotchetiness.

Grampa Simpson
The Old Man and the Key
The Simpsons


poor little meow meow

en-noun

poor little meow meow (plural poor little meow meows)

Emerged from a 2020 viral tweet by a BTS fan apologetically addressing group member Suga (known by the fan nickname "Lil Meow Meow") as "my poor meow meow...my baby my little baby who hurt^([sic]) so much […] ." The tweet was made in response to the controversy over Suga's sampling of a speech by cult leader Jim Jones (1931-1978) on his solo mixtape D-2.

You may have noticed there’s a new trend amongst fans of all kinds of media. Whenever there’s a little sad sack of a man, people will start calling him their “poor little meow meow”—their little baby loser boy, if you will. In other words: a Pathetic Loserman.

2022 September 13, Madeline Carpou, “Allons-y, Make Way for This Year’s “Official Pathetic Loserman!””, in The Mary Sue:

Examples of Poor Little Meow Meows include Breaking Bad’s Jesse Pinkman, Marvel’s Loki, Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s Prince Zuko, and Ice King from Adventure Time.

2022, Jack Doyle, "Who (Or What) Is Poor Little Meow Meow?", The Mary Sue, 19 September 2022

Unlike his brothers, Aldo is kind of a lil’ sweetie. I mean, he’s not really a sweetie at all. In Tumblr morality terms, he is more of a Poor Little Meow Meow than he is a true cinnamon roll.

2022 December 11, Jack Doyle, “Aldo And The Three Brothers In ‘Chainsaw Man,’ Explained”, in The Mary Sue:

(fandom slang) A fictional character who is both endearingly pathetic and extremely flawed or villainous.

BTS
D-2 (mixtape)
Jim Jones
Suga (rapper)

baby girl

male morally ambiguous character romanticised by fans

Draco in Leather Pants

any morally ambiguous character romanticised by fans

woobie

morally ambiguous character subjected to pain for pathos


Meinong's jungle

(philosophy) The repository of nonexistent objects (thought to have some form of existence because they can be referred to), in the ontology of Alexius Meinong.


AB/DL

any ab/dl's in the pittsburgh area wanna get to know one another??? males or females, e-mail me if your intrested in playing

1998 September 3, paul sanders, “26yo ab/dl seeks playmates”, in alt.sex.fetish.diapers (Usenet):

Through a phenomenological analysis of said media and empirical online research, the article questions the stigma associated with AB/DL, arguing that, while the eroticization of childhood is a constant of Western culture, the most shocking aspect of AB/DL sexual fantasies resides in the pleasure associated with regression and passivity.

2022 May 24, Elisa Cuter, “The shock value of infantilism: AB/DL practices in porn, documentaries and public perception”, in Porn Studies:


archaeologism

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) + λόγος (lógos, “word”).

Here is a liturgical revival which is within the potentialities of the humblest parish church or chapel and which is in no danger of degenerating into archaeologism, ritualism or aestheticism.

Paraliturgies are especially helpful to show the student the style of liturgical procedure, and start situating him for initiation into deeper faith. This assists sacramental pedagogy to escape the accusation of archaeologism or "another class", and rather helps students experience involvement in the sacramental idea.

1966, Catechetics: a theology of proclamation, page 73:

He also objects to something else, however, namely, "the romantic archaeologism of certain professors of liturgy who would throw out everything done after Gregory the Great as being an excrescence and a sign of decadence.

(theology) the use of ponderous, old-fashioned language.


Peirce arrow

Coordinate term: Sheffer stroke

(logic) The downward arrow symbol ↓ denoting the NOR operation.


choose violence

en-verb

choose violence (third-person singular simple present chooses violence, present participle choosing violence, simple past chose violence, past participle chosen violence)

chooses violence (present singular third-person)
choosing violence (participle present)
chose violence (past)
chosen violence (participle past)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-choose violence.wav

According to Know Your Meme, first used in the idiomatic sense in a tweet posted June 21, 2019 by @mtheadnothought: "azealia banks wakes up every morning and chooses violence tbh the dedication is outstanding", itself inspired by line of dialogue in the 2016 Game of Thrones episode "No One" (see I choose violence).

wake up and choose violence

In a post on his Instagram story Thursday, the Saturday Night Live head writer [Michael Che] expressed his desire to "make fun of Simone Biles." In the next post, he wrote: "I got like 3 mins of Simone Biles jokes in my head. I'm going to the cellar tonight to say them into a microphone. As the dorky kids say, I'm choosing violence."

2021 July 30, Tayo Bero, “When Will Michael Che Face Consequences For Punching Down On Black Women?”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 2023-07-13:

RuPaul Charles chose violence on this week's episode of Drag Race UK when he chose to eliminate, not one, but two fan-favourite contestants from the competition.

2021 October 29, Sam Damshenas, “Exclusive: Choriza May addresses 'hurtful' RuPaul's Drag Race UK twist”, in Gay Times, London: Gay Times Ltd, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-01-20:

Still, the broadcast decided to show that Verstappen was leading him by more than 77 seconds. Sharing a snap of the visual, one Twitter user posted: "F1 CHOSE VIOLENCE WITH THIS GRAPHIC."

2022 April 24, Jake Lambourne, “'They chose violence' – Sky Sports F1 'troll' Hamilton as Brit is lapped by Verstappen in Emilia Romagna horror show”, in The US Sun, archived from the original on 2022-05-24:

For Payne's sake, we hope he figures out who he wants to be soon — and that it's not the same man who woke up and chose violence on Logan Paul's podcast.

2022 June 1, Jon Blistein, “Liam Payne Unfortunately Chose Violence While Talking One Direction on Logan Paul's Podcast”, in Rolling Stone, New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-08:

I have read enough online listing BS — and watched enough terrible HGTV to make my own realtor's head hurt — that the line between parody and straight-faced is probably permanently blurred for me. The internal adjustments you learn to make to the manic cheerleading for basic structural details—sorry, "charming historical elements"—are a reflex at this point, to say nothing of the eye strain from listings that considered proper capitalization and punctuation and chose violence instead.

2023 January 20, Erin Keane, “A tiny gingerbread house got listed on Zillow for 31 days, and the price felt all too real”, in Salon.com, archived from the original on 2023-05-28:

(Internet slang, humorous, idiomatic) To disrespect or insult someone in a particularly audacious and unexpected manner.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see choose, violence.


duomining

From duo- + mining. Coined by American philosopher Graham Harman.

coinage

OOO's way of addressing the issue is with the impossibility of exhausting any object through undermining, overmining, or their simultaneous employment in duomining.

2020, Graham Harman, Skirmishes: With Friends, Enemies, and Neutrals, page 212:

We can even go further: when we consider an object in everyday life we do not usually just undermine or overmine it as if it demanded an either/or approach, but rather we run the two processes in tandem: duomining, as Harman labels it.

2022, Nicholas Gayle, Conrad and the Being of the World, page 25:

(philosophy) The combination of undermining and overmining, in object-oriented ontology.


arrow paradox

(philosophy) One of Zeno's paradoxes, dealing with the apparent impossibility of an arrow flying through space: if everything when it occupies an equal space is at rest at that instant of time, and if that which is in locomotion is always occupying such a space at any moment, the flying arrow is therefore motionless at that instant of time and at the next instant of time, but if both instants of time are taken as the same instant or continuous instant of time then it is in motion.


inference to the best explanation

en-noun

inference to the best explanation (uncountable)

desc

→ Finnish: päättely parhaaseen selitykseen (calque)

abductive reasoning
abductive reasoning#English

(logic, fixed phrase) Synonym of abductive reasoning


kismesis

en-noun

kismesis (countable and uncountable, plural kismeses)

Blend of kismet (“fate, destiny”) + nemesis.

blend

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kismesis.

(Homestuck fandom slang) A person with whom one shares an intense but adversarial connection; a nemesis; a rival.


heteroousia

(theology) The quality of being heteroousian.


self-identity

(philosophy) The quality of being the same thing as itself.


higher criticism

Calque of German höhere Kritik. Originally in contrast to lower criticism (now dated), i.e. textual criticism, the reconstruction of the text itself.

historical criticism
historical criticism#English

Synonym of historical criticism (“study of received texts, especially the Bible, as historical sources”).


historical criticism

Concerning the narratives of Daniel, historical criticism has given its primary energy to the placement of the narratives in the Maccabean crisis of the second century, far away from the sixth century when its reported events purportedly happened.

2016, Walter Brueggemann, edited by K. C. Hanson, Social Criticism and Social Vision in Ancient Israel, →ISBN, page 29:

The systematic study of received texts, especially the Bible, as documents composed in a particular historical context with varying reliability as sources.

critique historique

study of received texts, especially the Bible, as historical sources


instalove

These women didn’t have time to fall in love. As soon as they met a guy who was Good Enough, they pushed a little button somewhere and were imbued with InstaLove.

2007 March 23, John Blesso, “Raw Oysters and Steak Tartare”, in Sharehouse Confidential: Sex, Drugs and the Single Life Inside an Epicurean Beach House: a memoir, New York: Silk City Press, →ISBN, page 205:

We desperately wanted their relationship to develop naturally and not be a case of instalove.

2018, Piper Rayne, Birth of a Baby Daddy, unnumbered page:

I've never given much creed to the idea of instalove or soulmates, but damn if I didn't just feel something instinctual about her in the deepest part of me.

2020, Kathryn Andrews, Blue Horizons, unnumbered page:

Realizing the tuxedo kitten was an orphan like me, I scooped her up and brought her inside. It was a story of instalove.

2023, Tara Conrad, Real Life Romance: Duke and Percy, unnumbered page:

(informal, neologism) Quick or instantaneous affection.


hoplophilia

From hoplo- (“weapon, arms”) + -philia (“love”).

confix

People with hoplophilia, known as hoplophiliacs or hoplophiles, may seek sexual gratification in a number of ways. Many may feel aroused by viewing images of firearms or being in close contact with guns. Some may enjoy having their own guns or seek or sexual relationships with gun owners, especially those who use guns professionally like police officers and security guards.

2019 October 28, Kinkly.com, “Hoplophilia”, in Kinkly:

The love of or attraction to firearms or other weapons.


thought collective

en-noun

thought collective (plural thought collectives)

Calque of German Denkkollektiv, with the 1979 publication of an English translation and 1980 reedition of a book of Ludwig Fleck.

Coordinate term: thought style

Sociological framework conditions in which scientific statements are tailored as language games to become intersubjectively and collectively relevant and conceptualized as facts.


I don't even

what is this I don't even
what is this I don't even#English

Alternative form of what is this I don't even


thumotic

(philosophy) Alternative form of thymotic


philosophical sin

philosophical sin (countable and uncountable, plural philosophical sins)

Ultimately from Ecclesiastical Latin peccātum philosophicum, coined around 1600.

der

Coordinate term: theological sin

For, as incompletely wrong acts, such as philosophical sins, or even theological venial sins,—say, of irreligion or disobedience to God,—render one liable to be punished, but not with the eternal loss of the last end; so it may be that there is a sufficient reward for imperfectly good acts, which, whether it is eternal or only temporary, is something different from the eternal enjoyment of the Infinite Good.

1910, Walter McDonald, The Principles of Moral Science, page 145:

(Christianity, dated) Sin that is said to contravene the natural moral order rather than offending God directly, for example because the sinner is ignorant of divine law or does not think of God in the act.


conativism

And — the crucial point for present purposes — they enable Hume to drive home the conclusion that moral cognitivism's first, or psychological, claim must be rejected, and moral conativism endorsed, if one is to understand the tie between morality and action.

1996, John Bricke, Mind and Morality: An Examination of Hume's Moral Psychology, page 81:

We have spent the last couple of chapters working out the core features of conativism: the nature of desiring and promotion, the issue of idealization, the nature of practical reasons, and an account of the weight of favorings.

2018, Stefan Fischer, The Origin of Oughtness: A Case for Metaethical Conativism, page 248:

The argument against desire which was presented in the preceding section only addresses strong conativism.

(philosophy) The belief that the basis of all action lies in desire.


metaproposition

What cognitive process—corresponding to intuition—enables a system to not only accept a proposition as true but to accept a metaproposition about “its” knowledge that the proposition is true?

1976, Manfred Kochen, “Cognitive Science”, in edited by Jack Belzer, Albert G. Holzman, and Allen Kent, Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology, volume 5, →ISBN, page 117:

It cannot even be determined whether the former or the latter is the case, that is to say, whether one has arrived at a developmental-psychological proposition about individuals or a metaproposition about one’s own terminology.

1989, Peter Janich, “Determination by Reality or Construction of Reality?”, in Robert E. Butts, J. R. Brown, editors, Constructivism and Science: Essays in Recent German Philosophy, →ISBN, page 262:

Since this is to assert both p and not-p (now about metapropositions concerning the truth of first-order moral propositions), presuppositional relativism appears to be as vulnerable as semantic relativism to charges of incoherence.

1999, Heidi M. Hurd, Moral Combat: The Dilemma of Legal Perspectivalism, →ISBN, page 47:

(philosophy) A proposition about propositions.


The Dress

“The Dress” is an excellent example of light source, reflectance, and shadow indeterminacy.

2019, Daniel T. Willingham, Cedar Riener, Cognition: The Thinking Animal, page 74:

(Internet slang) A dress, a photograph of which became an online viral phenomenon in 2015 as debate raged over whether it was blue and black or white and gold.


Rare Pepe

According to Know Your Meme, the "Rare Pepes" meme was popularized by users on the 4chan's /r9k/ board around October 2014.

In yet another example of the internet folding in on itself, you can buy and sell "rare Pepes" using PepeCash, a cryptocurrency that ultimately relies on the Bitcoin blockchain.

2018 January 7, Jessica Klein, “The world of cryptocollectibles like CryptoKitties looks like the internet's early days”, in Salon.com, archived from the original on 2023-05-16:

(Internet slang, 4chan) An unusual image of the Pepe the Frog character.


empty signifier

en-noun

empty signifier (plural empty signifiers)

First attested in the 1970s, apparently originally a calque of French signifiant vide as used by Jacques Derrida among others (though not by Lacan as sometimes supposed; compare the Lacanian term master signifier). Subsequently popularised in the work of Ernesto Laclau in the 1990s.

In many ways, the goal of “Clear” seems to have functioned as a kind of empty signifier, an amorphous but supremely attractive goal that could represent almost anything to anyone: higher IQ for some, better personal relationships for others, career success for some, domestic bliss for others.

2011, Hugh B. Urban, The Church of Scientology: A History of a New Religion, →ISBN, page 48:

(sociology, philosophy) A signifier—that is, a linguistic sign, a label or slogan—with no fixed and delimited meaning, which can therefore be interpreted in many ways and represent a range of different beliefs and aspirations.

Ernesto Laclau
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Lacan


master signifier

master signifier (plural master signifiers)

Calque of French signifiant-maître as used by French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan.

The same reversal that gives rise to a new Master-Signifier is at work in ideology: in anti-Semitism, all fears (of economic crisis, of moral degradation …) are exchanged for fear of the Jew […] And is not the same logic also discernible in a horror film like Spielberg’s Jaws? I fear the shark, my friend, and have no other fears. …

2006, Slavoj Žižek, The Parallax View, →ISBN, page 37:

It is the broader umbrella concept of cultural re-birth that acts as a master signifier suturing the vast spectrum of Islamism, from its peaceful articulations to its more violent manifestations.

2021, Tahir Abbas, Countering Violent Extremism: The International Deradicalization Agenda, →ISBN:

(sociology, philosophy) A signifier, i.e. a linguistic sign, with no determinate content beyond itself, serving as a nodal point dominating and grounding the content of a chain of other signifiers.


floating signifier

floating signifier (plural floating signifiers)

Calque of French signifiant flottant as used by French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss.

However, the elite as a target for populist resentments remains quite fuzzy and rather serves as a floating signifier oscillating between the ‘political establishment’, the ‘economic elite’, the ‘cultural elite’ and the ‘media elite’: in short, one homogenous corrupt group that works against the ‘general will’.

2020, Ina Kudde, Miranda Loli, “Corruption and populism: the linkage”, in Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Paul M. Heywood, editors, A Research Agenda for Studies of Corruption, →ISBN, page 122:

(sociology, philosophy) A signifier—that is, a linguistic sign, a label or slogan—with a vague and variable meaning.


clowncore

Finally — at least for the moment — Riccardo Tisci piled on the stripes and dots and swirls (and ankle socks) earlier this month for his Givenchy spring 2017 collection. Little wonder, really, that in the middle of all that, Refinery29 ran an editorial called “Why It’s Cool to Look Like a Clown.” The references were so ubiquitous that Paper magazine christened the movement “clowncore.”

[2016 October 27, Vanessa Friedman, “The Creepy Clown in Your Closet”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-10-29:

Another nonconformist aesthetic, Clowncore, emulates the style of clowns, mimes, and jesters. Although most of Clowncore is genial, some express it with a darker twist.

2020, Piper Dafforn, “At the Core”, in Season, volume 3, number 1 (Don’t Put Me on Hold!), pages 4 and 7:

The hashtag #BratzLips has over 9.5M views on TikTok, and here you’ll find thousands of makeup hacks and tutorials on how to achieve the look, with everyone from e-girls to more obscure subcultures like clowncore opting for a rounder lip.

2021 August 18, Laura Holliday, “It's official, the Cupid's Bow is dead”, in i-D, archived from the original on 2021-08-22:

Ernie Glam was a clowncore nightmare, makeup and costuming making his face terrifying and beautiful, his body at least half naked at all times.

2022, Naomi Lilac Gordon, “Club Kids: New Age Freaks of the Bygone Era”, in Ink, volume 15, number 1, Richmond, Va.: VCU Student Media Center, page 25, column 1:

It’s not often that I’m totally turned off by a fashion trend (clowncore, I’m looking at you), but I have to admit I’m having a visceral reaction to miniskirts.

2022 August, “Miniskirts are big news right now…”, in Cosmopolitan:

Then there are the hundreds of “core aesthetics” blooming on TikTok in which followers dress according to a subculture identity, such as clowncore (rainbow prints, face paint), dragoncore (nature, mysticism), “dark academia” (brooding houndstooth), cottagecore (chunky sweaters), various grandma looks and “weirdgirl” mismatchedness.

2022 November 5, Susanna Schrobsdorff, “We’re wearing our collective angst (in robe coats and furry slippers)”, in Messenger-Inquirer, volume 148, number 308, Owensboro, Ky., page A7:

So I’ve noticed an increase in the popularity of the ‘clowncore’ aesthetic, which is I think how a lot of people have come to be familiar with you and your art – it looks incredible by the way, I really love it.

2023, Ezra Woodger, “Kasper”, in To Be A Trans Man: Our Stories of Transition, Acceptance and Joy, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 28:

He likes experimenting with flamboyant clothes! That’s it! It’s weird and regressive to think that means he is making a statement about his sexual orientation or gender identity. Let the man wear his “clowncore” jumpsuits in peace.

2023 February 8, Arwa Mahdawi, “People like Harry Styles don’t get awards? Pah!”, in G2 (The Guardian), London, page 3:

Clowncore – near-ridiculous renditions of recognizable joker motifs – is sweeping the cirque du runway and ringmasters of the fashion circus are taking the theatrical trend to new heights.

2023 March 29, Brooke Kato, “‘Clowncore,’ trend rocked by Harry Styles and Lady Gaga, is no joke”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-29:

An aesthetic focusing on imagery and fashion related to clowns.


spiritual wifery

It seems he knew nothing of spiritual wifery before he came here. I suggested to him that, after such a discourse from Brigham, he was in duty bound to take two or three wives, at least.

1855 September, [Cornelia Ferris], “Life Among the Mormons”, in Putnam’s Monthly Magazine […], volume 6, number 33, page 265:

In it he stated his conviction that Bennett had not taught polygamy or spiritual wifery, and his belief that the church leaders at Voree were set “like flint” against spiritual wifery in every form.

1930, Milo Milton Quaife, The Kingdom of Saint James: A Narrative of the Mormons, page 97:

It is more than likely that the Rhode Island law against breaches of marriage covenants was a direct response to the rapid spread of spiritual wifery in this period.

1974, William G. McLoughlin, “Free Love, Immortalism, and Perfectionism in Cumberland, Rhode Island, 1748–1768”, in Rhode Island History, volume 33, page 70:

(chiefly Mormonism, often derogatory) Polygyny; plural marriage.


Other

Semantic loan from French Autre, principally after French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan (also as grand Autre) and philosopher Emmanuel Levinas.

In its most fundamental dimension, sacrifice is a “gift of reconciliation” to the Other, destined to appease its desire. Sacrifice conceals the abyss of the Other’s desire, more precisely: it conceals the Other’s lack, inconsistency, “inexistence,” that transpires in this desire. Sacrifice is a guarantee that “the Other exists” […]

1992, Slavoj Žižek, Enjoy Your Symptom! Jacques Lacan in Hollywood and Out, →ISBN, page 56:

The transformations of writing bear an ethical as well as an aesthetic or literary significance; writing implies orientation towards the Other in the midst of which a renewal of the self becomes possible.

2006, Lisa Guenther, The Gift of the Other: Levinas and the Politics of Reproduction, →ISBN, page 123:

Critiquing the Western philosophical tradition of privileging the autonomy of the ‘I’, in which he uses Heidegger as exemplar, Levinas provocatively argues that the ‘I’ ultimately exists to be responsible for the Other – a responsibility based not on reciprocity (whether the Other behaves in accordance to expectations of the ‘I’) but on an asymmetrical and infinite kind of responsibility.

2015, Jonathan Corpus Ong, The Poverty of Television: The Mediation of Suffering in Class-Divided Philippines, →ISBN, page 17:

(philosophy, psychoanalysis) Radical alterity or otherness conceived or reified as a separate entity; “other people” altogether in their difference from oneself.


bnuuy

Popularised during mid-2020; Know Your Meme tracks the usage of the term to an image posted to Reddit on 29 May 2020.

fucking bnuuy who gave you the right to be as cute as your owner [followed by a photograph of a black bunny]

Selen's bnuuy ears just being her wings lmao
Also Enna with the floppy ears is so cute wtf

Bnuuys are cute, people should hug them more

(Internet slang, childish, humorous, endearing) Deliberate misspelling of bunny.


law of correspondence

Originally after the works of Emanuel Swedenborg. See correspondence.

And we look about us, and see what kind of things the law of correspondence has filled the world with. For we know that the things of this world are such as they are, that they may correspond with the things of our souls.

1839, Theophilus Parsons, Sunday Lessons for the Instruction of Children of the New Church in Schools or at Home, pages 103–4:

In the light of these disclosures we see that all the splendid habitations and magnificent palaces of heaven are but pictorial representations, under the law of correspondence, of the ruling loves of the angels.

1885, Benjamin Fiske Barrett, Heaven Revealed: Being a Popular Representation of Swedenborg’s Disclosures About Heaven […], 4th edition, page 243:

Corroborating the theosophic law of correspondence, Duby declares that the first aspect of the “system,” was a “coherence between heaven and earth, two parts of one homogeneous world, built to a single plan and hence reciprocally related.”

1997, William W. Quinn, Jr., The Only Tradition, →ISBN, page 215:

At almost every turn the heavenly world informed, illuminated, and affected the earthly world and vice versa, what some term the metaphysical law of correspondence.

[2012, Samuel Morris Brown, In Heaven as It Is on Earth: Joseph Smith and the Early Mormon Conquest of Death, →ISBN, page 11:

(theology, hermeticism) The principle that any material thing or circumstance is the effect or reflection of a spiritual or celestial counterpart, and vice versa.

Not to be confused with correspondence principle


enlightened self-interest

(ethics) The concept that a person who acts to help others will ultimately serve his/her own self-interest.


solo polyamorous

Engaging in, or relating to, solo polyamory.


solo polyamory

A form of polyamory in which the person leads a mostly independent lifestyle, for example not living with their partners or not sharing finances.


square of opposition

square of opposition (plural squares of opposition)

categorical proposition
categorical proposition

(logic) A diagram representing the relations between the four basic categorical propositions, which are positioned at the four corners of a square.


BwO

BwOs do not need parents to define their identity for them.

2008, Ian Buchanan, Patricia MacCormack, editors, Deleuze and the Schizoanalysis of Cinema, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 118:

body without organs
w:body without organs

(Deleuzoguattarian philosophy) Initialism of body without organs.


maximism

As to minimism and maximism — microscopic and telescopic tendencies — the cosmical laws are themselves of such vast range that we should naturally expect the greatest embodiments to have occurred first, as in the case of a thousand Suns and Jupiters they manifestly did.

1872, Henry Thomas Braithwaite, Esse and posse, page 56:

[…] theologians were puzzled by Newman's apparent combination of liberalism and ultramontanism, of maximism and minimism.

1912, The Nineteenth Century and After, volume 72, page 70:

[…] maximism of the Cluniacs on the one hand and the minimism of puritanic Cistercianism on the other.

1918, Edmund Bishop, Liturgica Historica, page 229:

The monks' practice of "eschatological maximism ” did not make them a group apart from the rest of the Church .

1966, Cistercian Studies - Volume 24, page 179:

(theology) A belief that religious observances should be applied as widely as possible.


mspec

en-adj

mspec (comparative more mspec, superlative most mspec)

more mspec (comparative)
most mspec (superlative)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mspec.


m-spec

From m (from multisexual) + spec, a clipping of spectrum. Probably modelled on the slightly earlier a-spec (“on the asexual spectrum”).

For quotations using this term, see Citations:m-spec.

(neologism) On, or relating to, the multisexual spectrum (bisexual, pansexual, etc).


illuminationist

(philosophy) Of or relating to illuminationism.


illuminationist

(philosophy) A follower of illuminationism.


illuminationism

(philosophy) An Islamic philosophical and mystical school of thought introduced by Iranian philosopher Shihab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi in the 12th century.


obligability

(philosophy) The quality of being obligable.


intellectual honesty

(philosophy) An applied method of problem-solving characterized by an unbiased, honest attitude.


zombie hypothesis

en-noun

zombie hypothesis (plural zombie hypotheses)

(philosophy) A philosophical hypothesis which suggests that a person has no ability to know whether another person is conscious.


fashioncore

A fashionable aesthetic associated with the scene subculture, involving eyeliner, tight jeans, collared shirts, straightened hair, and white belts.


zombie thought experiment

(philosophy) A philosophical theory which states that consciousness cannot be reduced to merely physical things.


solo poly

solo polyamorous
solo polyamorous#English


new materialism

(philosophy, critical theory) An interdisciplinary approach to theory and research that aims to recognize and explore the power of matter.


consentability

(ethics) Ability to consent, particularly considering acceptability to society, age, and whether truly informed.


block universe

(philosophy) An unchanging four-dimensional universe (rather than a three-dimensional one that changes over time), as postulated in eternalism.


transcendental materialism

(philosophy) The doctrine based on the theory that materiality manufactures out of itself that which comes to detach from and achieve independence in relation to it.


speculative materialism

(philosophy) A form of new materialism that eliminates constructivism and creates a new materialist view of a world whose material objects are no longer considered as passive, but an aggregation or assembly of pluralities.


all-operator

universal quantifier
universal quantifier#English


binding problem

binding problem (plural binding problems)

Coordinate term: combination problem

(philosophy) The problem of how the brain's circuits encode the combination of decisions, actions, and perception.


limited hangout

limited hangout (plural limited hangouts)

(politics, espionage) The practice of revealing only part of the truth about a situation, as damage control when a cover story can no longer be used.


non-speciesist

An individual who holds an ethical stance of not considering humans to be greater, lesser, or equal to other species, and who recognizes that humans have much more in common with other species.


combinationalism

(chiefly theology) The belief that a combination of different viewpoints or approaches should be applied.


adequationism

Given the explication of "ideal coherence" at issue in the principles (P1) and (P2) […] it emerges that adequationism and coherentism are effectively co-ordinated.

2012, N. Rescher, Forbidden Knowledge, page 25:

Adequationism only makes sense in the assumption that matter has a prior isomorphic structure preceding the supposed structure that the forms must also have themselves.

2013, Gustavo Bueno, Sciences as Categorical Closures, page 41:

The antecedent of this argument is Gorgias' treatment of language in his On non-being, but inverted and used as an instrument to restore adequationism.

2022, Enrico Volpe, Le vie dell'essere: Studi sulla ricezione antica di Parmenide, page 146:

(philosophy) The definition of truth such that a theory is true if there is a relationship of adequation or equivalence between the facts or state of the world and the details and implications of the theory.


charagma

Then I beheld thrones and those who sat upon them, and judgment was granted to them. And I beheld the souls of all those whose heads had been hacked off with axes because of their witness to Jesus and the word of God. These souls are the ones who never worshipped the Beast or his idol, nor did they accept the puncture mark—the charagma—on their foreheads or on their hands. These souls lived and reigned with Christ for the millennium.

2003 [around 100 CE], “Chapter Twenty”, in Mark B. Arey, Philemon D. Sevastiades, transl., edited by Patra McSharry Sevastiades, Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation (The Millennium Translation Project), Oradell, NJ: Dayspring Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 62-63:

(formal) A mark or marking, especially (theology) the mark of the beast.


PDF file

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From the phonetic resemblance between pedophile and PDF file (an electronic document in Portable Document Format).

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see PDF, file.


Chappism

You see, old chap, this is it: the pipe smokers' relay, the Chap Olympics, sport's ultimate trial of Chappism.

2007 July 15, Adam Lusher, “The rise and rise of the Chap Olympics”, in The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-11-12:

Among the craft stalls we meet 20-something Jack, who arrived at the scene in his teens via the leisurely world of dandyism, itself an offshoot of the Chappism mini-movement (think waxed moustaches and wilfully archaic diction).

2018 August 14, Francisco Garcia, “We Went to a Steampunk Meet-Up to See How They're Getting On in 2018”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2023-11-03:

A fashion movement or aesthetic inspired by British men's culture and clothing from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, especially as promoted in the lifestyle magazine The Chap.


Bumbleby

Derived from bumblebee, referring to the two characters' colours of yellow (Yang Xiao Long) and black (Blake Belladonna).

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Yang Xiao Long and Blake Belladonna of the web animation series RWBY.


Quine-Putnam indispensability argument

en-prop

the Quine-Putnam indispensability argument

Named after the philosophers Willard Quine and Hilary Putnam.

(philosophy, mathematics) An argument for the existence of abstract mathematical objects such as numbers and sets, based on the fact that they are indispensable to the best scientific theories.


Duhem-Quine problem

Named after French physicist Pierre Duhem and American logician Willard Van Orman Quine, who wrote about similar concepts.

(philosophy) The problem that it is impossible to experimentally test a scientific hypothesis in isolation, because every empirical test requires one or more background assumptions.


disvaluable

en-adj

disvaluable (comparative more disvaluable, superlative most disvaluable)

more disvaluable (comparative)
most disvaluable (superlative)

The things that we do that bring about things of intrinsic value, or that avert things that are intrinsically disvaluable, are instrumentally valuable.

2011, Victor Tadros, The Ends of Harm: The Moral Foundations of Criminal Law, page 24:

(chiefly philosophy) Having a negative value; not valuable.


FAPP

Popularized by physicist John Stewart Bell.

Is it not good to know what follows from what, even if it is not necessary FAPP? Suppose for example that quantum mechanics were found to resist precise formulation. Suppose that when formulation beyond FAPP is attempted, we find an unmovable finger obstinately pointing outside the subject, to the mind of the observer, to the Hindu scriptures, to God, or even only Gravitation? Would that not be very, very interesting?"

1988, John Stewart Bell, Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics, Cambridge University Press:

Going beyond FAPP to interpret quantum theory is today a growth industry, and a contentious field, though a very small fraction of physicists are involved.

2011, Bruce Rosenblum, Fred Kuttner, Quantum Enigma, page 206:

Newtonian physics works fine, FAPP, at the macroscopic level, say Rosenblum & Kuttner[…]

2019, David Yeats, A Universe Full of Magical Things, page 45:

for all practical purposes
for all practical purposes#English

(philosophy, physics) Abbreviation of for all practical purposes.


Lévy hierarchy

Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory
Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory

(set theory, logic) A hierarchy of formulas in the formal language of the Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory. Its first level contains only formulas with no unbounded quantifiers and is denoted by Δ₀=Σ₀=Π₀. Subsequent levels are given by finding a formula in prenex normal form which is provably equivalent over ZFC, and counting the number of changes of quantifiers.


Kleene plus

After Stephen Cole Kleene (1909-1994), American mathematician.

Coordinate term: Kleene star

(logic, computing theory) The plus symbol, +, used as an operator to concatenate one or more strings from a given set, widely used in regular expressions.


extentless

extentless (comparative more extentless, superlative most extentless)

more extentless (comparative)
most extentless (superlative)


foot fetish

(sexuality) A fetish involving sexual attraction to feet.


heterogenitality

From heterogenital + -ity, equivalent to hetero- + genitality.

His anxiety was the consequence of prohibitions of heterogenitality, and guilt.

1956, Angel Garma, The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis 37, 414,, The meaning and genesis of fetishism:

1969, Art and Pornography: An Experiment in Explanation, 171p
heterogenitality , genital activity with the genitals of an individual of the opposite sex

2019, Consuming Desire Sexual Science and the Emergence of a Culture of Abundance, 1871-1914, 51p
Conversely, heterogenitality began to be understood only as a synthesis of impulses, a synthetic and unnatural construct.

Sexual activity with a person of the opposite genitalia.


irreferable

(philosophy) That cannot be referred or related to something else.


quasi-realism

From quasi- + realism. From an attempt to reconcile the merits of the noncognitivist (or antirealist) view with the everyday perception of ethical statements having truth values.

(philosophy) The noncognitivist metaethical view that although ethical sentences do not express propositions (and thus cannot be true or false), they nevertheless project emotional attitudes as though this could be the case.


presentationism

If presentationism is wrong, is not "science falsely so called" — can it be knowledge, can it give truth? Mr. Stirling does not afford us any clue, in this work, as to how he would reconcile the assumption of presentationism by science so fertile in results with the denial through philososophy ^([sic]) of the possibility of anything else than phenomenal experience.

1866, The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine, page 60:

Presentationism, the seizing upon feeling and by a sort of abstraction converting it into a self-subsisting phenomenon divorced from the movement of reflection which gives it its meaning.

1904, Richard Burdon Haldane Haldane (Viscount), The Criticism of Categories (page 48)

(philosophy) The doctrine that the mind is capable of grasping the substance and reality of objects, beyond the sensory stimuli they present.


coincidence theory

(philosophy, humorous) The theory positing that any unique or peculiar observation or occurrence is merely a coincidence.


Poképhilia

Probably a back-formation from Poképhile. Analysable as Poké- (pertaining to the Pokémon media franchise) + -philia (abnormal love of something).

con

My sister's owner is taking her to a photoshoot; she'd like me to come & make sure that it's not going to turn into a poképhilia shoot.

If you post poképhilia and hentai, I must follow you :3

Never knew it was Poképhilia that would split the chapter

When I strictly put Poképhilia accounts and freaks do not interact, I get a freaking Bulbasaur account that is disgusting and lewd.

Censoring Poképhilia:
In the Japanese version of Gen 4, a book in the Canalave Library says Pokemon and humans used to marry each other. But it was censored in the English version to remove the icky implication.

(fandom slang, rare) Sexual attraction to Pokémon.


countryhuman

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Compound of country + human, by analogy with countryball.

countryhumans fucking sucks but hey at least this new generation of weebs is gonna be real educated on world history

18h of a man reading the ego and his own while I draw cursed Jreg countryhumans is the peak of my existence

i swear when i first saw an image of ruv from that fnf mod i thought he was a countryhuman or something

I swear I left the countryhuman fandom months ago but my first thoughts were people drawing america

That is so cute. Finally a Russia countryhuman that is actually nice to Ukraine

2023 October 11, sheinaragners, Twitter:

(Internet slang, neologism, fandom slang) Artwork of countries personified as humans with spherical heads: often their heads or bodies are coloured in said country's national flag.


crikeycore

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From crikey + -core. Coined by Tumblr user magicalnursekomugi on February 8, 2023 (see quotation below).

coinage

UGH this reminds me of bluey s2 e3 so bad… imagine growing up Australian and having fairy bread and pass the parcel at birthday parties 😩 its so crikeycore

2023 February 8, magicalnursekomugi, Tumblr, archived from the original on 2023-12-29:

Perhaps "crikeycore" is an extension of Australiana nostalgia, where people on social media, especially on TikTok and Reddit, would reminisce about growing up in the land down under.

2023 February 16, Erielle Sudario, “Australia gets its own online aesthetic with 'crikeycore'”, in We Got This Covered, archived from the original on 2023-11-23:

While Aussiecore (as distinct from Crikeycore) is kind of a thing on TikTok, it's mostly people being intentionally ocker, tongue-in-cheek cooking demonstrations for Nescafé and Vegemite toast and descriptions of uniquely Australian phenomena like the smell your Kmart blow heater emits the first time you turn it on for the year. Aussiecore is an Australian-on-Australian in-joke, while Crikeycore is something that's being projected on to us, not by us.

2023 February 21, Doosie Morris, “Crikeycore: what is it and should Australians cringe at it?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-10-17:

Japan has wabi-sabi, the concept of finding beauty and serenity in simplicity and imperfection and we have crikeycore, which looks like Steve Irwin drinking a glass of Milo in Bunnings while high fiving Bluey.

2023 March 11, Belle Taylor, “Belle Taylor: When it comes to Australia on the world stage, crikeycore is who we really are”, in The West Australian, Perth, WA: West Australian Newspapers Limited, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-29:

All the overseas Bluey fans are fascinated by Australian culture. We take it for granted, but they love the crikeycore.

2023 December 25, u/pennie79, “alright mate”, in Reddit, r/AusMemes, archived from the original on 2023-12-29:

(aesthetic) An aesthetic based on things stereotypically associated with Australia.


witchcore

For quotations using this term, see Citations:witchcore.

A particular spiritual, aesthetic, or musical genre centered around witchiness.


zombie world

(philosophy) A world whose physical processes are closed under causation, and duplicates those processes in the real world, but where conscious experiences do not occur.


noogenesis

Equivalent to noos + -genesis; first use appeared c. 1947.

(philosophy) The fourth stage of evolution, dominated by the mind, consciousness, and interpersonal relationships.


descriptionism

(philosophy) The definition of truth as a description of observed reality.


paralogics

[…] obtained by adding the standard modal operators □ (necessity) and ◇ (possibility) to paralogics.

The great majority of mathematicians and philosophers regard the principle of contradiction as the over-arching principle of logic, and are therefore inclined to regard paralogics (in the improbable case they have heard of them) not just as deviations from orthodoxy but as aberrations.

2012, M. Bunge, Epistemology & Methodology III, page 58:

(logic) The study of paralogic rhetoric; the study of understanding language by successive approximation.


practice girl

(derogatory, offensive) A loose woman or girl one does not want a genuine relationship with, but whom one may hook up with or court briefly to practice one's romantic and erotic skills and confidence.


wheel of time

en-noun

wheel of time (countable and uncountable, plural wheels of time)

(religion, philosophy) A concept found in certain religious traditions and philosophies, regarding time as cyclical and consisting of repeating ages.


reverse causation

An informal fallacy in which an effect is mistaken for a cause.


alter-egotism

(philosophy, psychology) The identification of other beings or individuals with oneself.


pseudosyllogism

(logic) A false syllogism, one that is not logically coherent.


skibidi

en-verb

skibidi (third-person singular simple present skibidis, present participle skibiding, simple past and past participle skibidied)

skibidis (present singular third-person)
skibiding (participle present)
skibidied (participle past)
skibidied (past)

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Originally a rare alternative form of skibiddy (“nonlexical vocable used in scat singing”), popularised by the 2018 dance song "Skibidi" by Russian band Little Big. The jocular nonsense word is derived from the YouTube web series Skibidi Toilet (2023–present), which took the vocable from the 2022 song "Dom Dom Yes Yes" by Bulgarian singer Biser King. It was originally used (albeit still humorously) by younger children who viewed the series, incidentally part of Generation Alpha, and later popularised online as an ostensible example of "brain rot". Compare the later gegagedigedagedago.

You gotta be skibiding me

2023 October 22, @HartsyProtzy, Twitter:

Retweet if you love skibiding your toilet to this tweet

2023 December 9, @Alterra_Corp_, Twitter:

She skibidied so hard on my toliet that I rizzed her gyatt till she fanum taxed my chungus

You lost your privilege to call me pookie when you skibidied on my Ohio cake

Generation Alpha
Generation Alpha#English

(Internet slang, humorous) A nonsense word, used especially to mock, or in reference to, the perceived slang utilised by Generation Alpha, the generation itself, the Skibidi Toilet web series or (less commonly) the slang used on the video-sharing social media platform TikTok.


Commitment Day

A day dedicated to displaying affection and devotion to loved ones, observed annually on January 1.


free-willist

(philosophy) One who believes in free will.


Areopagitics

Latin Areopagiticus, from Ancient Greek.

1998, Elena Surkova, The Theological, Philosophical and Linguistic Background of Constantine the Philosopher's Concept of Translation Jože Krašovec (editor), The Interpretation of the Bible: The International Symposium in Slovenia, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Sheffield Academic Press, page 978,
The reference-points for Constantine the Philosopher in creating his philosophy of language were: 1. the corpus of texts known under the name of the Epistles of Paul the Apostle and 2. Areopagitics—the writings which appeared in Byzantium in the second half of the 5th century, written by Dionysius the Areopagite (or more exactly, Pseudo-Dionysius), whose programme, in Sergey Averintzev's words, represents a "synthesis of the attic tradition of speculation with the Christian mysticism of Paul the Apostle's Epistles […] ."

2019, Georges Florovsky, Byzantine Fathers: V – VIII centuries, Vladimir Djambov, page 194,
Peter Lombard looked at the Areopagitics as an indisputable authority. John Saracin in the 12th century, Thomas Verchelsky and Robert Grosseteste in the 13th century translate and comment on the Areopagitics.

(plural only, theology, early Christianity, historical) Collectively, the mystical theological works attributed to Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.


Aristotle's dictum

(logic) The principle that whatever is affirmed or denied of a whole kind may be affirmed or denied (respectively) of any subkind of that kind.


Church-Rosser property

en-noun

Church-Rosser property (plural Church-Rosser properties)

Alonzo Church and J. Barkley Rosser proved in 1936 that lambda calculus has this property.

(logic, computer science) The property of a rewriting system for which x stackrel *↔y implies x mathbin ↓y for all objects x, y.


Cratylism

Cratylism (countable and uncountable, plural Cratylisms)

Named after the ancient Athenian philosopher Cratylus, + -ism.

(philosophy) A philosophical theory holding that there is a natural relationship between words and their referents.


r/woooosh

From r/woooosh, a subreddit (discussion forum) on the American social news aggregation and discussion website Reddit in which Redditors post about Internet users who misinterpreted sarcastic statements as earnest, i.e. the joke went over their head. The subreddit name is thus taken from the onomatopoeia whoosh, representing the sound of a joke ostensibly flying over one's head. On Reddit, subreddits can be converted into hyperlinks by typing out their name in full, preceded by r/.

my friend you need some lessons in sarcasm
r/woooosh

They're laughing at you not getting the joke man. r/woooosh

2019 February 17, @sheldon_daily, Twitter:

I'm sorry but r/woooosh

Hopefully you GET it's a JOKE cuz r/woooosh

r/woooosh never been on twitter before?

(Internet slang, metonymically) Synonym of whoosh.


Ramseyan

en-adj

Ramseyan (comparative more Ramseyan, superlative most Ramseyan)

more Ramseyan (comparative)
most Ramseyan (superlative)

Ramseyan taxation

(economics, mathematics, philosophy) Of or relating to Frank Ramsey (1903-1930), British economist, mathematician, and philosopher.


MacIntyrian

MacIntyrian (comparative more MacIntyrian, superlative most MacIntyrian)

more MacIntyrian (comparative)
most MacIntyrian (superlative)

Of or pertaining to the Scottish philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre (born 1929).


bookshelf wealth

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In an interview, Ms. Newton said that she worried trends like bookshelf wealth encourage overconsumption. This year, she added, she is trying not to buy any new books.

2024 January 15, Madison Malone Kircher, “Do You Have ’Bookshelf Wealth’?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-27:

Bookshelf wealth is an interior decor aesthetic evocative of the warmth of a Nancy Meyers movie, with cosy yet classic furniture and most notably a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf that shows off the owner's vast collection.

2024 January 22, “What is bookshelf wealth? Inside the controversial new design trend”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-22:

Still, some commenters were quick to criticize the trend, arguing that bookshelf wealth simply indicates you have the financial means (and the space for a built-in) and that it can lean inauthentic.

2024 February 5, Angela Tafoya, “Is "Bookshelf Wealth" the Most Authentic TikTok Interiors Trend Yet?”, in Vogue, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-12:

(neologism) An interior design trend or aesthetic which promotes large bookshelves full of books.


Enyacore

From Enya + -core, referring to the work of Irish singer Enya (1961–).

But Enyacore leans away from the fussier Whimsigoth stylings of, say, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and towards a more spartan, adult take on the esoteric.

2023 February 13, Mary Frances Knapp, “The Best Y2K Home, Style, and Decor Items Inspired by Enya”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2024-02-28:

So how do you get the Enyacore look? Check you're on the right track by asking yourself: "Is this an item that you could use to barter on the Silk Road?"

2023 February 14, “Enyacore: the 1990s revival absolutely no one saw coming”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-10:

When it comes to interiors, the Enyacore vibe is all about quirky curiosities and contrasting materials. Think wrought iron alongside sumptuous velvet, delicate objet d'art next to rustic wooden utensils; if it looks like it came from a century gone by, you're on the right track.

2024 March 2, Jessica Lindsay, “Enyacore interiors to give your home a hit of Orinoco Flow”, in Metro, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-27:

(neologism) An aesthetic incorporating historical (particularly medieval), ethereal, and fantastical elements, inspired by the music of Irish singer Enya (1961–).


mob wife

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Know Your Meme
The Godfather
The Sopranos

The aesthetic originates in videos posted by TikToker @thesweetpaisana beginning in October 7, 2022, and was popularized on TikTok around December 2023 and January 2024. The aesthetic was inspired by a typical depiction of a wife of a Mafia boss in media such as The Godfather (1972) and The Sopranos (1999–2007).

As Trivieri, who is of Italian descent, points out in her video, the mob wife aesthetic is a welcome pendulum swing away from what she calls the "clean girl aesthetic"—a minimal, Sofia Richie–esque beauty look and stealth wealth style. It also follows the rise in popularity of girlish aesthetics in general, from coquette to Barbiecore. The mob wife, by comparison, is a little more grown up. It's right there in the name: She's a wife! She's not a girl; she's a woman.

2024 January 23, “What Does the "Mob Wife Aesthetic" Actually Mean?”, in Harper's Bazaar, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-28:

When it comes to hair, J Lo frankly could have written the Mob Wife manual, so perfect are her honeyed lengths.

2024 February 27, Georgia Day, “J Lo Does Muted Mob Wife And We're Here For It”, in Vogue, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-28:

(neologism) A person exemplifying a fashion aesthetic characterized by gaudy and ostentatious clothing, such as fur coats, designer bags, platform heels, and animal print.


whimsigoth

Blend of whimsical + goth. The earliest known use of the term is a tweet posted on August 6, 2020 by Twitter user @KaiserBeamz (see quotation below), possibly as a back-formation from whimsigothic (itself from around April 2020). The aesthetic was originally referred to "Whimsical Mystical Gothic Celestial", a term which may have originated in an image posted on April 10, 2020, also by @KaiserBeamz.

Mall Gothic desired to return goth back to its roots after the overly-commercial Whimsigoth style of the 90s. Stark blacks, whites and reds, alongside inky, sketchy lineart, the popularity of nu metal and emo kept Mall Gothic alive for all of the 00s.

2020 August 6, @KaiserBeamz, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-03-02:

The whimsigoth of today emphasizes rich textures (velvet, lace, leather), bold colors (ruby reds, shimmering purples, cosmic blues), and plenty of jewelry, layering each element like brushstrokes in a Millais painting.

2022 September 13, Jake Smith, “Meet Whimsigoth, the Witchy Aesthetic That's Taking Over TikTok”, in Glamour, Greenwich, C.T., […]: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-18:

It merges Celtic and Medieval influences befitting of the star's signature style, proving a real hit with fans of whimsigoth and cottagecore.

2023 March 2, Jessica Lindsay, “Enyacore interiors to give your home a hit of Orinoco Flow”, in Metro, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-27:

The Queen's Gambit actor put her own whimsigoth spin on bridal fashion in a dreamy beige princess dress, custom-made by Dior.

2023 October 3, Rosa Sanchez, “Anya Taylor-Joy's Dior Wedding Dress Is a Dream for Whimsigoth Brides Everywhere”, in Harper's Bazaar, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-22:

(neologism) An aesthetic incorporating historical (particularly medieval), neo-Gothic, and mystical elements, influenced by modern neo-pagan movements such as Wicca.


what-it's-like-ness

Thomas Nagel brought into contemporary debates the notion of what-it's-like-ness by claiming that in order to understand an entity as conscious, there must be something that it is like to be that thing. There is nothing that it's like to be a bat, he said, it's not possible for us to imagine what it's like to be a bat.

2012, Paul S. MacDonald, Languages of Intentionality, page 217:

At the what-it's-like-ness end of the semantic range of the word 'experience', we have something that I might also call 'consciousness' — if that helps: […]

2022, Sophie Grace Chappell, Epiphanies: An Ethics of Experience, page 158:

(philosophy) The qualitative character of consciousness.


discretive proposition

en-noun

discretive proposition (plural discretive propositions)

(logic) A compound proposition in which contrasting judgments are made, connected by a word such as "but" or "though".


Poképhiliac

en-adj

Poképhiliac (comparative more Poképhiliac, superlative most Poképhiliac)

more Poképhiliac (comparative)
most Poképhiliac (superlative)

From Poké- (pertaining to the Pokémon media franchise) + -philiac (pertaining to, or someone with, intense or abnormal love of something).

con

I do enjoy the other aspects of Pokémon sexually, even into Poképhiliac sex.

2017 August 28, justinrpg, “Why do YOU like Pokémon preds?”, in Eka's Portal:

Before long, you're downstairs again. Only a few short minutes had passed since your incredible, mind-blowing, furtive Poképhiliac tryst with the hot Lucario upstairs. Now, you were at the bottom of those stairs, standing in the entryway near the front door again.

2019 July 15, NightStalkerNS, “Lucariophilia”, in SoFurry:

Then it's a date. Whenever she's ready, send her to the zone. Or come with her. Always bring your friends for some pokephiliac fun

2023 December 19, @BreedingZne, Twitter:

(fandom slang, very rare) Relating to Poképhilia or to a Poképhile.


nonconjunction

en-noun

nonconjunction (countable and uncountable, plural nonconjunctions)

(logic) The negation of the conjunction operation, expressed in ordinary language as "not both".


alternative denial

alternative denial (countable and uncountable, plural alternative denials)


Larrie

From Larry (“real-person fiction ship of Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles”) + -ie (suffix signifying an associated person).

suffix

As 1D are now on a hiatus and band members are pursuing solo carreers,^([sic]) the Larries still live on as a community engaged with support for LGBTQ youths—and producing 1D-themed merchandise for charity.

2019, Paola Brembilla, “Transmedia Music: The Values of Music as a Transmedia Asset”, in Matthew Freeman, Renira Rampazzo Gambarato, editors, The Routledge Companion to Transmedia Studies, New York, N.Y., Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, →ISBN:

Representation of the Larry fandom has gone beyond pathologizing fangirls to framing their shipping practice in terms of “fake news.” The conspiracy theory panic around Larries misses the complex ways that subtext and queer reading are mobilized within the fandom to invoke feelings of queer intimacy and belonging. Drawing on a digital ethnography conducted on Twitter with Larries, we argue that these fans engage in queer reading strategies to explicitly imagine and interrupt dominant heterosexual narratives, and thus queer the figure of the fangirl.

2019 spring, Hannah McCann, Clare Southerton, “Repetitions of Desire: Queering the One Direction Fangirl”, in Girlhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, volume 12, number 1, New York, N.Y.: Berghahn Books, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 56–57:

The theory is so popular that one of the most retweeted tweets of all time is simply Louis wishing Harry well with “Always in my heart @Harry_Styles. Yours sincerely, Louis,” sent in October 2011. Larries, or Larry Stylinson shippers, believe the message is indisputable proof that the two were and are together, despite the fact that neither party has vocalized an interest in men and have only ever publicly partnered with women. When Tomlinson began dating Eleanor Calder in September 2011, one year into the band’s existence, Larries believed she was acting as a beard, though Louis assured fans that he wasn’t hiding homosexuality.

2020, Maria Sherman, Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS, New York, N.Y.: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, →ISBN:

While I mope my way out of junior year, my classmates meet a person worth skipping class for: our adolescent mainstay; Tumblr’s participation trophy; the face of all things wholesome yet perverse and totally, definitively, how-many-retweets-for-you-to-go-to-prom-with-me, fuck-the-larries-they’re-invasive, masturbate-to-a-Y/N, let’s-sell-out-a-Chelsea-boot, Internet. / Harry Styles.

2021, Via Bleidner, If You Lived Here You’d Be Famous by Now: True Stories from Calabasas, New York, N.Y.: Flatiron Books, →ISBN:

There is some room, mostly in offline conversations, to equivocate about Larry. Mina Hughes, a student from Texas, told me she didn’t identify as a Larrie, but she was invested in the story. “I am a grown-up, and I am self-aware enough to know that it’s really childish to want total strangers to be dating,” she told me. […] She [“Lisa”] fields questions nearly every day from new Larries who don’t have the same knowledge of a decade’s worth of lore—if she’s in the mood, that is. Otherwise she might simply command them to “scroll down.” Her bio explains that she has been part of the fandom since 2012 and a Larrie “since day 1.”

2022, Kaitlyn Tiffany, Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It, New York, N.Y.: MCD × FSG Originals, →ISBN:

From causing friends to drift apart, to committing oversexualization that disrespects Louis' and Harry's individual craft, Larries continue to exist and dominate spaces within the online world. […] “Louis and Harry are one day closer to being free” are the words tweeted daily by a Larrie twitter^([sic]) user @rogueskimo. While its realisation is yet to come, and the not-yet remains to be ever present, the Larrie sub-fandom, through occupying the field of romance and utilizing its unending potential will continue to yield a powerful noise that shall sustain not just their narrative of Louis and Harry’s relationship, but their very existence as a sub-fandom.

2022, Andrea Anne I. Trinidad, “‘Shipping’ Larry Stylinson: what makes pairing appealing boys romantic?”, in Ann Brooks, editor, The Routledge Companion to Romantic Love, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, part VI (South and southeast Asian romance communities), pages 231 and 236:

(fandom slang) A shipping conspiracy theorist who believes that former One Direction bandmates Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson have a long-term and secret romantic relationship.


ambiamory

A relationship plan undecided between polyamory and monoamory.


ambiamorous

/ˌæmbɪˈæm(ə)ɹəs/

[R]espondents are overall more comfortable being involved in additional sexual and romantic relationships themselves than they are with their partner doing so, and they are more comfortable with additional sexual relationships than with additional romantic relationships, both for themselves and for their partner. This holds true for monoamorous, ambiamorous, and polyamorous respondents.

2018 August 28, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, “Non-Monogamy: Measuring Degrees of Sexual and Romantic Exclusivity in Relationships”, in SSRN Electronic Journal, →DOI, page 4:

Stephanie M. Sullivan is a white, bisexual, ambiamorous, able-bodied, cisgender woman with a chronic illness.

2022 November 7, “About the contributors”, in Michelle D. Vaughan, Theodore R. Burnes, editors, The Handbook of Consensual Non-Monogamy: Affirming Mental Health Practice, London: Rowman & Littlefield, page 419:

Having no specific preference for either polyamory or monoamory.


sensationistic

en-adj

sensationistic (comparative more sensationistic, superlative most sensationistic)

more sensationistic (comparative)
most sensationistic (superlative)

(philosophy) Alternative form of sensationalistic


sensistic

sensistic (comparative more sensistic, superlative most sensistic)

more sensistic (comparative)
most sensistic (superlative)

(philosophy) Relating to sensism; sensualistic.


mesugaki

Borrowed from Japanese メスガキ (mesugaki), from 雌(めす) (mesu, “female (animal)”) + 餓鬼(がき) (gaki, “brat”). The term began being used among English speakers around 2020.

ja-compound

WE NEED MORE POKEKID IN EEVEE COSTUME DOUJINS DAMMIT!!
preferably one that presents her as a mesugaki :9

2020 May 26, @harid_ziran, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-07-18:

Riro quickly became one of the company’s most popular idols due to her gimmick as a “mesugaki” type character.

2023 November 28, Brandon Lyttle, “VTuber Riro Ron terminated for ‘dangerous and harmful’ activities”, in Niche Gamer, archived from the original on 2023-11-29:

Mutsuki is a brat that like to be suggestive with sensei. She's a mesugaki archetype, one of the more popular one in fact (despite it starting in azur lane)

2023 December 25, @megamega171, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-07-20:

Youre Oshi is the vtuber who made the loli song playing into the lolicon fetish of the Mesugaki. Dude cant pick a side on this topic.

2024 April 16, @king_of_games34, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-07-20:

(manga, anime, pornography) slutty brat girl


lolisho

en-noun

lolisho (countable and uncountable, plural lolishos)

From loli + a clipping of shota, or a clipping of lolishota (itself loli + shota).

(uncountable, collectively) Lolicon- and shotacon-themed media.

(countable) A person interested in, or sexually aroused by, lolicon- and shotacon-themed media.


EClaire

(fandom slang) The ship of Ethan Rom and Claire Littleton from the 2004 television series Lost.


Druna

I ship #Druna because I think Luna's free spirit and open mind would be able to handle Draco and help his vulnerable side come out..

2012 January 22, Its Lily, Bitch! (@Lily_Lovegood), Twitter:

I have found myself shipping Draco/Luna lately, Any other Druna shippers out there?

2012 December 15, lux (@luxkaur), Twitter:

Shipping Druna is so frustrating bc there are never new videos no new material and no good fics

2014 November 4, Inactive (@riinalmighty), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Draco Malfoy and Luna Lovegood of the Harry Potter series.


Popperism

(philosophy) An idea or theory of Karl Popper.

(philosophy) The philosophy, collectively, of Karl Popper.


pedocon

another piece of evidence for pedocon theory […]

(slang, derogatory) A conservative paedophile.


regencycore

(aesthetic) A fashion style and internet aesthetic inspired by clothing worn in early 19th-century Europe associated with square necklines, pearl and feather accessories, Empire and babydoll silhouettes, puffed or cap sleeves, opera gloves, and elaborate headgear.