MoribundMurdoch's definitions

Suggestionize

サジェストアイオナイズ - to influence by the power of suggestion

When David Tennant's 10th doctor would suggestionize someone the result was often notably substantial -- likely due to his excessive charm.

by MoribundMurdoch June 26, 2021

Hoplened

to make or become a weapon

With 2000 press-ups a day, they hoplened themselves

by MoribundMurdoch September 23, 2022

Prideborne

Communicated or propagated by pride
Conveyed by, traveling on, or involving travel or transportation via pride

Despite being shown nigh-irrefutable evidence to the contrary, his prideborne need to be loifter than his (totally lame) mum and her nigh-irrefutable evidence -- presented. He decided to gainsay her evidence and continue to repeat his now vitiated previous position on their debate over whether dubs were better than subs.

by MoribundMurdoch October 2, 2020

Opinion Stenosis

1. An abnormal narrowing of acceptable opinions or thoughts.

2. The process of truncating the scope of acceptable opinions in a society

Maeve was brassed off by the bigwigs' attempt to categorize her formerly nigh ubiquitous opinion that David Bowie is our lord and savior as fringe -- such irksome opinion stenosis she thought.

by MoribundMurdoch September 16, 2020

Tycheist

1. A follower or devotee of Tyche, the Greek goddess of fortune and chance.

2. Someone who practices rituals or adheres to beliefs aimed at appeasing Tyche or influencing their own fortune.

3. (by extension) Someone who embraces chance and takes risks, believing that fortune favors the bold.

4. A person who believes in the significant influence of chance on events.

5. Someone who studies the role of chance and unforeseen circumstances in various fields.

In his book "The Black Swan," Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a Tycheist who studies the role of chance and unforeseen circumstances, argues that society often fails to prepare for highly improbable events with massive consequences.

by MoribundMurdoch March 10, 2024

borderline non sequitur

1. A statement that only just succeeds in logically following the statement that came before it.

2. A statement that logically follows the statement that came before it, but to an insignificant degree.

Adi: Cha' it makes sense, twas a borderline non sequitur though. You were quite roundabout in the way you were trying to explain your point. I almost thought you were about to continue that abrupt transition to it's endmost unrelated-ness. Where we would begin exploring a path of some non sequitur, but you just barely somehow inbrought all those tangential thoughts together to explain your point. I'm impressed.

by MoribundMurdoch November 3, 2020

sappy-sufferance

Patient endurance, during the pain inbrought via the excessively emotional scene from a drama, television program, anime, film, etcetera.

My appreciation of the K-dramas is borne of great sappy-sufferance.

by MoribundMurdoch September 20, 2021