parenthetical whore

someone who litters his writing with parenthetical information (information inside parentheses, be it a side note, background info, or explanation much like this one)

I hate when writers provide us with their each and every thought in parenthetical form, to the extent that the inner-parentheses word count is higher than the actual text! Parenthetical whores!

parenthetical whore by elle renae June 16, 2010

Parenthetical 

Extra details inserted into a sentence (spoken or written). Usually the details are just relevant enough to be included, even though everything would be perfectly clear (though possibly less interesting) without them.

Everything in (parethesis) is a parenthetical, for example: "I have no regrets, thank God (and praise Satan)."

Parenthetical by Jollygoodsir September 29, 2015

Parenthetical

The act or status of 8eing extremely a8normal a8out Meenah Peixes, pre or post scratch.

Guy 1: hey i made you some cupcakes :)

(Guy 1): )(OLY S)(IT what 8rand are they
Guy 1: oh it's just the normal betty crocker cake mix

(Guy 1): 🙂
Guy 1: stop looking at me like that man you're too damn parenthetical. you need an intervention

Parenthetical by jaspers serket November 30, 2025