NOUN (sense 1) Unit of measure: The distance between what one thinks is important and its actual importance.
NOUN (sense 2) Someone who chronically inflates the significance of something could be said to be a Pigliucci.
ORIGIN Early 21st Century (2014): Coined by Author and Neuroscientist Sam Harris, named for Professor of Philosophy at City University of New York Massimo Pigliucci.
NOUN (sense 2) Someone who chronically inflates the significance of something could be said to be a Pigliucci.
ORIGIN Early 21st Century (2014): Coined by Author and Neuroscientist Sam Harris, named for Professor of Philosophy at City University of New York Massimo Pigliucci.
Sense 1
Soldier 1: My boots are dirty.
Soldier 2: Dude, we're being shot at, that is like a million Pigliucci away from what matters right now.
Sense 2
Soldier 1: Oh no, now my shirt is dirty as well.
Soldier 3: Can you believe this guy?
Soldier 2: I know right, he's such a god damn Pigliucci.
Soldier 1: My boots are dirty.
Soldier 2: Dude, we're being shot at, that is like a million Pigliucci away from what matters right now.
Sense 2
Soldier 1: Oh no, now my shirt is dirty as well.
Soldier 3: Can you believe this guy?
Soldier 2: I know right, he's such a god damn Pigliucci.
by Bestpsuedonymever January 25, 2014
Get the Pigliuccimug.