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Someone who fills their work with trendy academic or AI-generated buzzwords to sound smart, but the writing lacks coherence or depth. This person uses terms like 'synergy' or 'intersectionality' without context or understanding.
by Briton Phillip September 15, 2025
Get the Buzzword Blender mug.Someone who uses AI to generate citations without reading the sources, often recycling the same few references across multiple assignments. This person includes outdated, irrelevant, or misquoted sources just to meet citation requirements.
by Briton Phillip September 17, 2025
Get the Citation Cycler mug.Someone who manipulates assignment templates to look like original work, but never actually engages with the content. This person rearranges example sentences, swaps synonyms, and adds filler to meet word count without adding substance.
The assignment asked for original analysis, but the submission was just a synonym-swapped version of the template. That’s textbook Template Tactician behavior—surface edits, zero depth.
by Briton Phillip September 14, 2025
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The essay was flawless, but the student couldn’t explain a single paragraph—classic Prompt Zombie move.
by Briton Phillip September 14, 2025
Get the Prompt Zombie mug.Someone who uses AI to mimic vulnerability or emotional depth in personal essays, crafting stories that sound heartfelt but are entirely fabricated. This person submits essays that feel emotionally manipulative or AI-scripted.
She wrote about overcoming adversity, but the story didn’t match her life. That’s Emotion Emulator behavior.
by Briton Phillip September 17, 2025
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by Briton Phillip September 22, 2025
Get the Assignment Illusionist mug.A reactive emotional pattern that develops in response to the rubber band effect. When one partner repeatedly snaps back into the relationship, the other—wary of the cycle—begins forming secret emotional or romantic connections. Shadow banding is the quiet stretch: a hidden coping mechanism born from mistrust, grief, or emotional exhaustion. It’s not about cheating—it’s about survival when the relationship feels unstable or unsafe.
After she came back and ran off the girls I was dating, I started shadow banding—keeping quiet connections just in case she left again.
by Briton Phillip September 3, 2025
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