MoribundMurdoch's definitions

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

Pteridaboo

A person who is obsessed with or romanticizes ferns.

Merely liking to grow ferns does not make you a pteridaboo.

by MoribundMurdoch September 23, 2022

Safetyism

refers to a culture or belief system in which safety has become a sacred value which means that people become unwilling to make trade-offs demanded by other practical and moral concerns

The word "Safetyism" comes from Jonathan Haidt's book "The Coddling of the American Mind".

by MoribundMurdoch July 18, 2021

Bowiehood

An association, society, or community of people linked by a common interest in David Bowie.

To prove she was apart of the bowiehood she recited all the lyrics from David Bowie's "Young Americans" album.

by MoribundMurdoch July 12, 2021

Babefuge

A substance, medicine or device used to drive away a babe.

In my experience, an eight-day, Star Trek binge — accompanied by wearing a specific babefuge called a fedora — is the most successful treatment. Especially when one is a sufferer of a spate of flirts from a superfluity of babes.

by MoribundMurdoch June 13, 2021

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