Ismism is the tendency to put a label on other people that is loaded with one's own prejudices and definitions, thereby attempting to limit others' perceptions of them.
If you can get an opponent to admit to being an ist, you've trapped that person into your definition of who they are.
An ism doesn't necessarily end in the letters -ism. For example, the word "woke" as as many meetings as there are people, in some countries and locations.
Some believe it is important not to label yourself or others lest significant misunderstandings ensue.
If you can get an opponent to admit to being an ist, you've trapped that person into your definition of who they are.
An ism doesn't necessarily end in the letters -ism. For example, the word "woke" as as many meetings as there are people, in some countries and locations.
Some believe it is important not to label yourself or others lest significant misunderstandings ensue.
"You're a conservative/ liberal? In that case I know everything about you. You bastard."
"I don't believe in ismism. It's better to understand people by what they do and express rather than what you label them to be.
"I don't believe in ismism. It's better to understand people by what they do and express rather than what you label them to be.
by [Word] May 22, 2025
Rintintintinnabulation Rin•Tin•Tin•tin•ab•ul•A•tion): The rhythmic drum-like pattering made against the floor by the tail of a dog as the animal sits on its haunches, anticipating the arrival of its keeper, or expecting an imminent treat.
Etymology: A portmanteau of "Rin Tin Tin" and "tintinnabulation"; from "Rin Tin Tin", the male German Shepherd rescued from a WWI battlefield by a U.S. soldier, which became an internationally beloved motion picture star; "tintinnabulation" was coined by Edgar Allan Poe in his poem The Bells (c. 1848), with the original meaning of a rhythmic percussion of bells, and later used widely in the United States to describe the gentle rolling or quiet tapping of drums. E.g. "One found oneself immersed in the ... tintinnabulations of clapping cymbal rhythms ... in the barely audible, rain-like patter of drums..."
Etymology: A portmanteau of "Rin Tin Tin" and "tintinnabulation"; from "Rin Tin Tin", the male German Shepherd rescued from a WWI battlefield by a U.S. soldier, which became an internationally beloved motion picture star; "tintinnabulation" was coined by Edgar Allan Poe in his poem The Bells (c. 1848), with the original meaning of a rhythmic percussion of bells, and later used widely in the United States to describe the gentle rolling or quiet tapping of drums. E.g. "One found oneself immersed in the ... tintinnabulations of clapping cymbal rhythms ... in the barely audible, rain-like patter of drums..."
"The loud mechanical noise of the garage door closing on its metal chains brought the dog to attention, 'sitting pretty' while the rintintintinnabulation of its tail played a steady rhythmic tattoo against the floor of the front-door foyer."
by [Word] August 15, 2017
(adj.) Painfully obvious, often self-serving, in intent.
Coined in the mid-1970s in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, and used by many ever since.
Coined in the mid-1970s in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, and used by many ever since.
"He came into the pub with his big workout bag, positioned himself near the women sitting at the bar, and gratuitously told the bartender, 'Gin & ginger, please, Drake. Man, I'm worn out from my two hours of circuit reps...'
"How bodite is •that•? 🤣 "
"How bodite is •that•? 🤣 "
by [Word] July 29, 2020
LMMO — Laughing My Mask Off
Acronym, used in social media and interpersonal messaging, modeled after the long established 'LMAO' — Laughing My Ass Off.
This exhortation was coined 28 Jul 2002 in the midst of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, when surgical or industrial (e.g. N95 or N99) protective masks were widely in use, and mandatory in some jurisdictions or individual shops and public places.
It is an ironic variant of LMAO.
Acronym, used in social media and interpersonal messaging, modeled after the long established 'LMAO' — Laughing My Ass Off.
This exhortation was coined 28 Jul 2002 in the midst of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, when surgical or industrial (e.g. N95 or N99) protective masks were widely in use, and mandatory in some jurisdictions or individual shops and public places.
It is an ironic variant of LMAO.
▶ Man, my neighbourhood barber shops have been closed for months. I look like Chewbacka after a three-day binge.
◀ LMMO 🤣
◀ LMMO 🤣
by [Word] July 29, 2020