Sean McSean O'Sean FitzSean's definitions

narcisciter

Noun. An academic who excessively cites their own work.

Half his citations are to his own articles, even though none of them are original. He’s such a narcisciter.

by Sean McSean O'Sean FitzSean July 15, 2021

Panelopolize

Verb. To monopolize a panel's alloted time, so other panelists are unable to present their work or participate.

"How'd your presentation go?" "It didn't. The guy who went first panelopolized the entire 50 minutes."
"A panelopolizer and a q&ahole make for a perfect storm of conference assholery."

by Sean McSean O'Sean FitzSean June 9, 2017

consiglierge

A multi-tasking mafioso who serves as consigliere to the head of a mafia family but who also can arrange theater tickets and restaurant reservations from his desk in the hotel lobby.

“Tom may not be a wartime consigliere, but he’s a hella good consiglierge — the tickets he got us for Hamilton were excellent.

by Sean McSean O'Sean FitzSean December 5, 2020

injury porn

Repeatedly showing pleats in which players are badly injured, especially in American football.

“Why do they keep showing Mahomes’ ankle getting sprained? It’s just injury porn”

by Sean McSean O'Sean FitzSean January 22, 2023

duke of dankness

A person who has smoked so much dank that they can't spell. E.g., Trump Jr.

Who can't spell 'darkness'? The Duke of Dankness, that's who.

by Sean McSean O'Sean FitzSean February 2, 2018

midwestern standoff

A no-win situation in which no action is taken because all parties defer to the others. Like a Mexican standoff but with toxic niceness instead of guns.

Every driver at the 4-way stop waved the others along but no one would go since it was a midwestern standoff.

by Sean McSean O'Sean FitzSean January 7, 2020

Psychophant

Noun. A person whose need for sycophantic praise and flattery borders on psychosis.

"Did you see that clip of the cabinet meeting?" "I know. It's creepy. He's such a psychophant."

by Sean McSean O'Sean FitzSean June 13, 2017