21 definitions by PaleBlueYacht
Susan believed she had mastered writing due to the grades she earned in high school, but was wrought with existential embarrassment when her self-misconception was brought to light after receiving a C on her first college paper.
by PaleBlueYacht February 22, 2011
A definition or summary of something in the most agreeable terms possible, omitting the nuances of ideology or the specifics of policy.
syrup summary of libertarianism: "we like freedom."
syrup summary of democrats: "we dislike inequality."
syrup summary of republicans: "we like America."
syrup summary of feminism: "we want equality for women."
syrup summary of white supremacists: "we like white culture."
syrup summary of Bush-era foreign policy: "we don't like terrorists."
syrup summary of MADD: "we don't like drunk driving accidents."
syrup summary of NRA: "we like freedom and safety."
syrup summary of PETA: "we oppose animal torture."
syrup summary of democrats: "we dislike inequality."
syrup summary of republicans: "we like America."
syrup summary of feminism: "we want equality for women."
syrup summary of white supremacists: "we like white culture."
syrup summary of Bush-era foreign policy: "we don't like terrorists."
syrup summary of MADD: "we don't like drunk driving accidents."
syrup summary of NRA: "we like freedom and safety."
syrup summary of PETA: "we oppose animal torture."
by PaleBlueYacht May 18, 2013
A person who is constantly advertising and praising his/her self by indirect means.
(Origin: "The Mind-Body Problem" by Rebecca Goldstein.)
(Origin: "The Mind-Body Problem" by Rebecca Goldstein.)
She's an example of the more obnoxious sort of peacock: a closet peacock. Once you get the dictionary to her private language, you understand that everything she says translates into self-praise.
... Right now, she was complaining to me about the ENORMOUS size of her classes and her need to procure a second graduate student to help with the grading. Translation: "I'm such a POPULAR teacher."
(Mind-Body Problem, p. 236)
... Right now, she was complaining to me about the ENORMOUS size of her classes and her need to procure a second graduate student to help with the grading. Translation: "I'm such a POPULAR teacher."
(Mind-Body Problem, p. 236)
by PaleBlueYacht April 3, 2011
"I'm really good at acronyms. My taste in music is pretty eclectic... I like the accordion waaay too much. I'm awkward. A saucy pocket pixie who loves to play dress up and go off on tangents. I'd die if I didn't have sriracha, coffee, tootsie rolls or my vintage map of Austin. I'm the only girl in my choir covered in tattoos. I also spend a lot of time thinking about food."
If this sounds like you, you may be an intermediate bitch.
If this sounds like you, you may be an intermediate bitch.
by PaleBlueYacht January 27, 2015
Attempts to refute an argument by showing that it matches a pattern of behavior typical of a person or group. What makes something right or wrong is the set of reasons for it, not the ability to recognize that it exists. (Can also be thought of as argument by pattern-matching.)
"You match a pattern of behavior or stereotype that I have described, therefore you are wrong."
"You match a pattern of behavior or stereotype that I have described, therefore you are wrong."
Libertarian bingo, liberal bingo, feminist bingo, MRA bingo, and pretty much any bingo card refutation are examples of bingo arguments.
by PaleBlueYacht May 13, 2013
A conflict or argument made to convince the people watching the conflict, rather than the person being confronted.
Shouting about how much of a jerk someone is will not convince that person, but it can be used as a show conflict to convince the people watching you shout at that person.
Show arguments / show conflicts are for the audience, not the attackee.
Show arguments / show conflicts are for the audience, not the attackee.
by PaleBlueYacht May 13, 2013
by PaleBlueYacht May 13, 2013