Dictionnaire Diabolique's definitions

Collateral divorcage

Harm done to innocent bystanders by the explosive dissolution of a long-term relationship.

My friendship with Naomi didn't survive the split between Mary and me. She was collateral divorcage.

by Dictionnaire Diabolique September 15, 2017

TechCarthyism

A movement using mainstream tech-platforms like Twitter and YouTube to socially engineer thought-level compliance to a radical political agenda through Star Chambers (e.g. “Trust and Safety”), shadow bans, show-trials (court of public opinion), de-platforming, and uneven enforcement of Terms of Service. The term was coined by Eric Weinstein.

Sam Harris just canceled his Patreon account in protest against the rising tide of TechCarthyism.

by Dictionnaire Diabolique December 20, 2018

cuck

Full-grown man.

Peter is a really good husband and father who treats women like human beings. What a cuck!

by Dictionnaire Diabolique January 23, 2017

friend price

Price demanded by someone who doesn't value you.

Can't believe he asked me to shoot his wedding for a friend price of $100. For fuck's sake, I'm a professional photographer! Been doing this shit for years. I normally charge, at minimum, $5000 to shoot a wedding.

by Dictionnaire Diabolique September 4, 2017

me time

Quality time that self-absorbed narcissists set aside for themselves.

“My problem,” said the self-absorbed narcissist at the yoga retreat, “is that I'm just too giving. I really need to learn how to be a little more selfish. How to set aside a little more, you know, me time.”

by Dictionnaire Diabolique March 5, 2017

apocalyptiboner

The feeling of great enthusiasm and excitement which washes over some people when they contemplate the complete destruction of the world.

Everything he said about the impending crisis made sense, but the glee in his voice was downright disturbing. He could barely conceal his apocalyptiboner.

by Dictionnaire Diabolique February 1, 2017

punchable voice

A voice that is so annoying that it makes you want to punch the speaker.

I was listening to Sam Harris’s podcast when Anna-Liisa woke up this morning. This is what she said to me: “You know how the French have that great expression ‘tête à claques’ (or ‘face à claques’), which roughly translates to ‘punchable face’, a face that’s so annoying that you just wanna punch it? Well, Sam Harris has a punchable voice.”

by Dictionnaire Diabolique April 19, 2020