Definitions by MoribundMurdoch
Redditarian
A person whose beliefs are shaped by, and tend to reflect, the dominant attitudes of the Reddit user base; those views most likely to receive upvotes and stay within the bounds of what moderators tolerate.
She accused the thread of turning Redditarian, with everyone parroting the same safe opinions to avoid moderator pushback.
Redditarian by MoribundMurdoch April 19, 2026
Pooaboo
(noun)
A person who becomes unusually or excessively obsessed with studying fecal matter, often working in fields such as microbiology, gastroenterology, or nutrition research.
A person who becomes unusually or excessively obsessed with studying fecal matter, often working in fields such as microbiology, gastroenterology, or nutrition research.
She started as a microbiologist, but after her third grant on gut bacteria, she turned into a total Pooaboo.
Pooaboo by MoribundMurdoch December 2, 2025
Adumbral Mnemalgia
A form of emotional suffering that arises from dwelling on the shadow memory of an idealized life with someone who was never yours the ache of recalling a lost future that existed only in outline, imagined yet unrealizable.
He knew this feeling well, the sharp pang of adumbral mnemalgia; nothing was worse than dwelling on the memory of an idealized life with someone who would never be his.
Adumbral Mnemalgia by MoribundMurdoch November 30, 2025
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.
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.
Tycheist by MoribundMurdoch March 10, 2024
Nomomachy
1. A dispute with a law, a legal system, or a body of laws.
2. An argument over a law, a legal system, or a body of laws.
2. An argument over a law, a legal system, or a body of laws.
In an epic nomomachy, the institute for justice fought against the American legal system and its qualified immunity for government employees.
Nomomachy by MoribundMurdoch October 8, 2022
Memedom
Memedom by MoribundMurdoch October 3, 2022
Hoplened
Hoplened by MoribundMurdoch September 23, 2022