6 definitions by already there
Alcoholic + mimicry. Unconscious negative self-talk by Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA or ACoA) that mimics the messages from their alcoholic father, mother or both. Usually passed down generations. Always limiting. Common examples include calling oneself dumb, lazy, stupid, worthless or worse.
Tony sounds just like his drunken old man when he makes an innocent mistake and berates himself for being a "worthless idiot." He doesn't even realize he is practicing alcomimicry.
by already there August 24, 2023
The sound made when somebody buys something just because they are told they have to. A combination of the "baa" sound made by sheep and the "ka-ching" sound made by a cash register.
He was told to wear a certain mask and he never asked why or was even curious what the initials K or N stood for. I could practically hear baa-ching across the store.
by already there January 18, 2022
Like brainstorming, except you list complaints about something, and then list the opposite of each complaint. Makes use of people's natural tendency to complain in a constructive way, in that you end up with a more complete picture of what you do want.
We tried brainstorming a solution to scheduling during holidays but only came up with the same old same old. So we switched to complainstorming, and came up with a dozen really good solutions.
by already there October 4, 2015
by already there January 18, 2022
Snack + accomplice.
by already there June 22, 2022
People who command, or think they command, a presence among the working poor. Usually strongly opinionated and adept at bullying their "subjects" by being loud. Occasionally have to resort to mock threats of physical violence to maintain their authority. At picnics, they line their lawn chairs (thrones) in a prominent place just off the beer tent, and regale the crowds with opinions about how dumb everyone else is.
Jim and Cathy and the rest of their redneck royalty are busy making proclamations about the idiots running the country.
by already there August 18, 2023