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Masslighting 

The art of gaslighting applied to crowds of gullible nincompoops of varying degrees predisposed to the delusion.
"President Trump, in a forte of masslighting, told his rally that he would be gracious if he lost the election."
Masslighting by red phillips December 6, 2020

Mathlight 

Is a form of manipulation that often occurs in abusive relationships. It is a covert type of logic abuse where the bully or abuser distorts the target's ability, creating a false narrative and making them question their mathematical skills.
I wanted to apply for a Chemistry class and my girlfriend reminded me how much math there was. I didn't take the class and was forced to drop out of college. Now I'm scared to attempt basic arithmetic as I believe I will fail. I was a victim of mathlight.
Last night I didn't go for my walk; it was a muglight.
Muglight by Boxerella May 26, 2010

MuskLighting 

1.Saying or or trolling something evil in front of an audience, then trying to convince people you weren't doing it on purpose.
2. Confusing kindness and decency with being a jerk
Did you see the way Jill was calling those kids "woke" like it's a bad thing to be kind? yeah, that's some pretty greasy musklighting

Holy shit, I can't believe his supporters are trying to get us to believe a Nazi salute is an autistic stim- Musklighting on a mass casualty level!
MuskLighting by Akk AK aDak January 24, 2025

Masklighting 

Masklighting: a genre of COVID journalism mixing activism with reporting that admits wearing a mask can feel like suffocating but says don’t worry about it.

The term comes from a combination of two terms: 1) gaslighting (denying someone else's reality) and 2) muckraking (a genre of activist journalism).
Example 1 of masklighting:

Person 1: Hey, I feel really dizzy wearing this mask inside, especially when needing to talk a lot at work.

Anti-vaxxer/masker friend: Dude yeah, I feel you, and guess what...all these health journalists online are just saying that discomfort is only a "feeling" and not to worry about it. It's called masklighting
Such shills.

Person 1: Wait.. I thought health journalists acknowledged that feelings are not made up but are actually rooted in the body. Not sure i believe you haha seems like you have misinformation

Anti-xaxxer/masker: Haha, here's my liberal buddy just trusting the Media again... Here look: *pulls out iPhone and shows excerpt from health article*

"If it feels like your mask is making it harder to breathe, you’re not alone. Face mask 'air hunger '— the feeling that you can’t get enough air is a common sensation, often exacerbated by anxiety and stress. And while it may be a scary and uncomfortable feeling, the experts say that’s all it is, a feeling."

Person 1: Damn, guess it's all in my head then.

Example 2 of masklighting:

Person 2: Hey im all good with wearing these masks to help out society, but they're really uncomfortable to wear, let me do some research online from a credible source and see if that's just me.

Health journalist: "Many people report that wearing a mask can feeling like suffocation, but doctors say it's all in the head"

Person 2: Ah right right. I will mentally fix this tomorrow.
Masklighting by wahahaha1000 December 5, 2021

Mushlington

Mushlington, someone who is or surrounds themselves with mushes. This type of person tends to buy lots 3 bottles of cider to drink, but falls asleep after drinking half of the first one.
Sophie you Mushlington! You fell asleep again after only drinking one cider! Good thing though because I’ve got to drop you off at primark now!
Mushlington by Tootbastard April 9, 2022