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To brag, highlight, or bring attention to one's close relationship with a recently deceased famous person. Can also include referencing specific stories. Often these are done (consciously or not) to increase status through reminding everyone how close one was to a famous person.
John just posted a 4 page eulogy brag about that famous singer that died who he claims to have known quite well, but who in reality he just met backstage for 1 minute 15 years ago.
by Human Peacocking March 2, 2024
Get the Eulogy Brag mug.Publicly highlighting or advertising aspects of one's own impending death that reflect favourably upon the person dying - Often done to get attention & status, or to demonstrate moral superiority over others.
John said he's arranging a green funeral so he can save the planet with his death, he's really going for that death clout
by Human Peacocking January 2, 2023
Get the Death Clout mug.A person who pretends to have credentials or background experience or a pedigree that they don't actually have. For example, they did a month course at Harvard and put 'Harvard graduate' on their profiles. Technically this is true, but the audience assumes a broader pedigree than the person actually has.
Tom's resume was selected because he's was pedigree mimicing and included that week harvard class in his resume.
by Human Peacocking July 7, 2023
Get the Pedigree Mimic mug.To brag, highlight, or bring attention to hardship that one has experienced. Examples include highlighting one's experience of poverty, illness, abuse, or adversity
These types of brags get attention for higher status signalers and dismissal for low status ones
These types of brags get attention for higher status signalers and dismissal for low status ones
There's the head of that bank trauma bragging about his illness in order to get more clout in the newspaper headlines
by Human Peacocking June 10, 2023
Get the Trauma Brag mug.When a high status & otherwise vocally articulate person deliberately speaks in very plain, simple, folksy, or uneducated language.
Often used by politicians, super rich, or other high status people when they want to see close to a lower status audience
Often used by politicians, super rich, or other high status people when they want to see close to a lower status audience
Look at that fancy lawyer pulling the vocal yokle maneuver by speaking in super simple words to the jury as if he's not fancy, rich, & overeducated
by Human Peacocking May 10, 2023
Get the Vocal Yokle maneuver mug.Neurological terms, photos of brains, or other brain scientific imagery, language, or concepts used to persuade an audience of people who are not neuroscientists.
The guy made a claim we were supposed to believe and then to convince us he just started spouting a lot of neuro-bullshit about the brain.
by Human Peacocking May 30, 2024
Get the Neuro-Bullshit mug.When a high status person conspicuously eats at a lowly or common establishment with lots of media watching in order to get public attention for being a "man/woman of the people" and close to the popular masses.
It's a form of false humility
It's a form of false humility
by Human Peacocking April 12, 2023
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