David X. Hatley's definitions

Tristislop

A genre of AI-generated content that is sad. A portmanteau of the Latin word "tristis", meaning sad, gloomy, sorrowful, and melancholy, and slop, a pejorative slang for AI-generated content.

I watched a tristislop video of a cat in a strawberry diaper crying because his mom died.

by David X. Hatley April 15, 2026

Cross-Universal Theory

In the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) community, any fan theory that attempts to make at least two or all GTA universes (2D, 3D, HD) connected and/or canon to eachother. An acronym for this term is CUT.

He makes a Cross-Universal Theory explaining that GTA San Andreas and GTA V are connected.

by David X. Hatley April 1, 2026

Kirked

To be fatally shot in the neck.

Nick Shirley says people telling him he’ll be ‘Kirked’ after viral Somali fraud video.

by David X. Hatley December 31, 2025

Griftsucker

A person who believes what a grifter says.

A group of griftsuckers genuinely believe the DCU is falling apart because The Critical Drinker said so.

by David X. Hatley December 28, 2025

Counterdebunk

To debunk a debunking video. Often to expose errors, flaws, biases, and/or things taken out of context.

The doctor counterdebunks a video of a pro-life person who opposes abortion.

by David X. Hatley November 2, 2025

Grifting Vacuum

A situation where a new controversy creates a temporary void of reliable information; allowing grifters to use this as an opportunity to grift or exploit outrage.

The Critical Drinker took advantage of the grifting vacuum made from the controversy of the Peacemaker episode 'Full Nelson' by making a video on how the DCU is falling apart.

by David X. Hatley October 17, 2025

Prosticlanker

A bot account on a social media platform that contains links to pornography websites. A portmanteau of "prostitute" and "clanker".

Ted clicks the link on the bio of @CuteGirl69420, not knowing she is a prosticlanker, and Ted got hacked.

by David X. Hatley October 6, 2025