Ourobouros Effect

Named for the symbolic serpent devouring its own tail; in a political ideology, when members of one group turn on a member of the group on the premiss that the member does not represent or isn't extreme enough for the group's ideology. The Ourobouros Effect is common on both the left and the right of the political spectrum.

"The Huffington Post just ran a hit piece on supporters of Bernie Sanders. Something about 'Bernie Bros.'"
"That's the Ourobouros Effect, man."

Ourobouros Effect by Pyro's R Us October 6, 2016

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Ourobouros

p. oh-rob-or-us

1. Mythological snake that pops up in all cultures that coils around and eats its own tail. It represents infinity, rebirth and has satanic connotations.
2. the name of my kick-ass new blues-rock band with some of my other teenage friends

1. Hey man, ever heard of this crazy snake that eats its own tail?

Yeah man, it's the Ourobouros.

It's nuts, man.

Yeah.

2. Hey man, ever heard of this crazy band that rock without even trying?

Yeah man, it's Ourobouros.

They're nuts, man.

Yeah.

Ourobouros by neil p b February 6, 2009

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Oroborus • oroboros • Oroboros Maneuver • Ourobouros • Ourobouros Effect

Oroborus

The symbol of eternal life

Oroborus symbol of eternal life
Dig a tunnel for light through ignorant walls
I'm counting the days, but I'm dying
Grow up with impatience, I'm falling down

Oroborus by OhFuckOhGodHelppppp December 16, 2021

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oroboros

going crazy by concerning about concerns to the point that it's too relevant to you despite your daily experience because of expressively concerning about concerns to the reasons why like they'd understand or wouldn't intentionally misunderstand to keep you playing into their fantasies of feeling like their own circumstances changed.

the kiddie diddlers in the 1990s tried hoaxing an oroboros by manipulating their victims to reenact concerning about their concerns which they didn't learn from to pretend that they're like somebody else.

oroboros by slantedmeathandle July 31, 2023

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Oroboros Maneuver

Autoerotic Anal Vore.

Bro, don't ever look up Oroboros on Rule34. You'll learn what the Oroboros Maneuver is.

Oroboros Maneuver by NoxMelo October 12, 2025

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Nutshot

It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.

Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.

Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009

Word of the Day on June 26, 2026

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Nerd neck

A "human" that spends so much time playing video games that their posture is level nerd neck. Everytime anyone goes tryhard they hunch down and their neck gets longer there fore a nerd neck is always hunched down cause they're always going try hard. In other words a nerd neck is a try hard, since their neck is 100% longer than the average human being due to playing too many video games and taking them serious, nerd necks are not even considered human anymore but something more sad. Nerd necks are often found on fortnite, their natural habitat usually being tilted towers.

What a fucking nerd neck!

He is building so fast, nerd neck!

Looser more like a nerd neck ha!

Nerd neck by D Sandwich Maker February 5, 2019

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