Definitions by Glycine
spanberger
— to run for office as a moderate (Democrat) and, then, once in office, govern as a radical (Leftist).
The candidate pulled a spanberger on voters when she ran as a political moderate but, once in office, governed like a radical leftist.
spanberger by Glycine January 24, 2026
Kamalaesque
A word salad blaming others for errors in judgment or redirecting the line of thought into non sequiturs.
Her launching into a Kamalaesque explanation of the situation caused the audience to blink incomprehensively.
Kamalaesque by Glycine December 29, 2025
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atomize
Atomization is the process by which larger units—compounds or cultures, molecules or families—are broken down into their subcomponents, their individuality gaining clarity as their relationships disintegrate. It is not simply that people feel lonely; it is that people are less connected than they have ever been. We are in a crisis of atomization. Where loneliness is a feeling inside of us, atomization speaks to the reality of our circumstances. Although loneliness can present itself in any culture and time, its current excess is a byproduct of atomization. (Attribution: Willow Liana, Erraticus Essay)
We must live each day in radical opposition to the world, keeping in mind that the economics of modern life are designed to atomize us, and we must be active in preserving a better way of life.
habitus
A set of norms and expectations unconsciously acquired by individuals through experience and socialization as embodied dispositions, ‘internalized as second nature’ (Bourdieu), predisposing us to act improvisationally in certain ways within the constraints of particular social fields.
Bourdieu Proposed the concept of the habitus as an integral part of behaviour reflected in a ‘way of being’: to include ways of seeing, moving, talking, and so on.
Davoisie
The global elites who attend the World Economic Forum’s (WEC) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The Davoisie, more than 100 billionaires among them, are inescapably ridiculous about a gathering this self-important forum, often by private jet, on an exclusive Swiss ski resort for four days of ostentatious hand-wringing about the problems of the poor and the dangers of climate change.
The Davoisie are not unlike Marie Antoinette and her surreal friends dressing up and voyeuring the Loire Valley.