meta-substance 

A state that can be delineated in terms of discrete size and discrete time; implies a discrete speed.

Lacking in the complete properties of either material or space.

Unable to form a consciousness.

Light is a meta-substance. Thus light cannot be conscious. Light can be related to sense and its origin cognizance.

meta-substance by sandraxine September 17, 2018

Meta Swipes 

People who still use Facebook in 2022.

"Those meta swipes still posting fake news in the comment sections. Wish I never bought Grandma that laptop."

Meta Swipes by Pete Khlong October 28, 2021

Meta-Shackled 

That 5th time you get jailed by "the algorithm" for something that your mama would be proud of.

"My baby finally got Meta-Shackled. And they earned it to. LOVE YOU!"

Meta-Shackled by Bread of Corn November 25, 2021

meta-sarcasm 

The act of striking the balance between coming across as sarcastic and coming across as sincere, so it is unclear as to whether you are being sarcastic. Not to be confused with post-sarcasm (meta-irony is to post-irony as meta-sarcasm is to post-sarcasm) which is being sincere in message while coming across as sarcastic in form.

Michelle and I got in an argument yesterday, but I think we've resolved it - she seems calm about it. I asked if she wanted to hang out, and she replied, "Sure, I would love to hang out today😉". I think she might be playing Schroedinger's feeling concealment. I hate meta-sarcasm.

meta-sarcasm by fullbodyphallo March 11, 2024

Meta-Science

The science of science itself—studying how research is done, published, and becomes accepted knowledge. It's the practice of applying scientific methods to the scientific process to uncover its flaws: publication bias, p-hacking, the replication crisis, and how grant funding shapes what gets studied. Meta-scientists are the mechanics looking under the hood of the knowledge-making machine, often finding duct tape and questionable wiring. It’s a field born from the realization that science is a human institution, with all the attendant biases and inefficiencies, and needs its own peer review.

*Example: "A meta-science study revealed that 60% of psychology studies couldn't be replicated. The researchers then did a meta-study on that finding to see if it was replicable. It's turtles—and slightly depressing statistics—all the way down."*

Meta-Science by Abzugal January 30, 2026

Meta-Sciences

The collective disciplines that take a step back to analyze the foundations, methods, and implications of various scientific fields. This includes philosophy of science, history of science, sociology of scientific knowledge, and data about data (meta-data analysis). It’s the humanities’ revenge on STEM, asking not just "what do we know?" but "how do we know we know it, who decided, and what power structures were in the room when they did?"

Example: "His degree in Meta-Sciences meant he could deconstruct a physics paper's conclusion, not by arguing the math, but by analyzing the funding sources, the editorial board of the journal, and the historical context of the paradigm it relied on. He was exhausting at parties."

Meta-Sciences by Abzugal January 30, 2026

Meta-Solutions

Interventions that aim to solve problems by changing the underlying system, framework, or mindset that allows the problem to persist. Instead of addressing symptoms (a first-order solution), a meta-solution redesigns the game so the symptom can't emerge. This often involves addressing meta-problems, changing incentives, or introducing new cognitive or social technologies that transform the problem space entirely.

Meta-Solutions Example: Instead of a meta-solution to police brutality being more training or body cameras (first-order), a Meta-Solution is to radically redefine public safety, shifting resources and authority from armed police to community-based mental health and conflict resolution teams, thereby changing the system so that violent confrontations are less likely to occur in the first place.

Meta-Solutions by Dumu The Void February 4, 2026