ad homimen

a logical fallacy in which one attacks men, not their respective claims

After considering Voltaire's dictum--"the perfect is the enemy of the good"--I almost just went after Voltaire himself, but avoided the ad homimen.

by Doos Jarus December 29, 2020

job lord

A person who has three or more jobs at once.

I recently became even more of a job lord, gaining a fourth job to supplement my existing three.

by Doos Jarus July 02, 2021

ditchertation

a ditched Ph.D. dissertation

One cannot successfully defend a ditchertation.

by Doos Jarus January 05, 2021

social justice king

A male leader of societal transformation

Key social justice kings range from Darrow the "Slave King" in *Red Rising*, to Martin Luther King, Jr. himself.

by Doos Jarus May 01, 2021

freesical

a free physical

I do not get a freesical for my achy hands.

by Doos Jarus December 28, 2020

irtual

the virtual version of "actual"; i.e., to "virtual" as "actual" is to "factual"

While the actual constitutes the factual, the irtual comprises the virtual.

by Doos Jarus December 27, 2020

massion

mastered passion

David Hume thought that reason is the slave of passion; however, he neglected to consider tamed massion, which a person channels willfully.

by Doos Jarus September 08, 2020