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An oxymoron.
Bub: What is a silent majority?
Loko: An oxymoron
Bub: Oh really, why?
Loko: Think about it. How can a majority be silent? Would that not also imply there is a loud minority? Not strictly speaking, but by definition, a crowd of a thousand people cannot be more silent than a few individuals. Therefore it is an oxymoron.
Bub: So what you are saying is that a silent majority is seemingly silent, but has all the traits of a majority?
Loko: Exactly. However because it's an oxymoron, it is only to be used under specific contexts such as the majority of students attending a zoom lecture that vote on polls but don't ever talk. It has also been used as a misnomer intended to magnify a population group to make it appear bigger than it really is. In the second case, it is the 'majority' part that is meant to elude, while 'silent' implies that there is another group in comparison: the supposedly "loud" group which turns out to be the true majority group.
Bub: The second use-case sounds a bit sus.
Loko: Yes, essentially it is double-speak.
Loko: An oxymoron
Bub: Oh really, why?
Loko: Think about it. How can a majority be silent? Would that not also imply there is a loud minority? Not strictly speaking, but by definition, a crowd of a thousand people cannot be more silent than a few individuals. Therefore it is an oxymoron.
Bub: So what you are saying is that a silent majority is seemingly silent, but has all the traits of a majority?
Loko: Exactly. However because it's an oxymoron, it is only to be used under specific contexts such as the majority of students attending a zoom lecture that vote on polls but don't ever talk. It has also been used as a misnomer intended to magnify a population group to make it appear bigger than it really is. In the second case, it is the 'majority' part that is meant to elude, while 'silent' implies that there is another group in comparison: the supposedly "loud" group which turns out to be the true majority group.
Bub: The second use-case sounds a bit sus.
Loko: Yes, essentially it is double-speak.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian June 26, 2021
Get the Silent majoritymug. Tom was having a mid-life crisis so he bought himself a Tesla Model X to show off to his friends and family
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian July 7, 2022
Get the Tesla Model Xmug. When ur about to eat your burger, sandwich, pizza etc but your friend asks if they could take a bite, so you hand it to them and they take one giant ass bite out of it
Friend 1: *about to eat burger*
Friend 2: Can I take a bite bro?
Friend 1: Sure, but just one bite *hands over burger*
Friend 2: *hands back burger with a huge ass bite mark*
Friend 1: Dude....... I thought you were just gonna eat a small portion, not take a damn bite of 87!!
Friend 2: Can I take a bite bro?
Friend 1: Sure, but just one bite *hands over burger*
Friend 2: *hands back burger with a huge ass bite mark*
Friend 1: Dude....... I thought you were just gonna eat a small portion, not take a damn bite of 87!!
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian January 21, 2022
Get the Bite of 87mug. by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian October 17, 2019
Get the Dislike thismug. To out someone means to beat them in a particular activity. "Out" is most likely short for "outperform".
Note that this is used primarily for beating opponents. For outperforming those on your same team, see to carry someone.
Note that this is used primarily for beating opponents. For outperforming those on your same team, see to carry someone.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian February 9, 2020
Get the to out someonemug. The impossible date that some of the definitions here have been published on, despite obviously not reaching this date yet. Probably just a glitch. Either that or time travellers are trying to tell us something.
If you browse UD on a regular basis, you might've came across at least one definition published on December 28 2022 before this actual date.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian October 1, 2022
Get the December 28 2022mug. (noun) The state of being comfortably full after a meal, to the point where any slight physical movement is possible but not necessarily desired.
After that delicious feast, I settled into a state of postprandiality, feeling content and satisfied without any discomfort.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian April 24, 2023
Get the Postprandialitymug.