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A person who becomes unusually or excessively obsessed with studying fecal matter, often working in fields such as microbiology, gastroenterology, or nutrition research.
A person who becomes unusually or excessively obsessed with studying fecal matter, often working in fields such as microbiology, gastroenterology, or nutrition research.
She started as a microbiologist, but after her third grant on gut bacteria, she turned into a total Pooaboo.
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He knew this feeling well, the sharp pang of adumbral mnemalgia; nothing was worse than dwelling on the memory of an idealized life with someone who would never be his.
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Get the Adumbral Mnemalgia mug.1. A follower or devotee of Tyche, the Greek goddess of fortune and chance.
2. Someone who practices rituals or adheres to beliefs aimed at appeasing Tyche or influencing their own fortune.
3. (by extension) Someone who embraces chance and takes risks, believing that fortune favors the bold.
4. A person who believes in the significant influence of chance on events.
5. Someone who studies the role of chance and unforeseen circumstances in various fields.
2. Someone who practices rituals or adheres to beliefs aimed at appeasing Tyche or influencing their own fortune.
3. (by extension) Someone who embraces chance and takes risks, believing that fortune favors the bold.
4. A person who believes in the significant influence of chance on events.
5. Someone who studies the role of chance and unforeseen circumstances in various fields.
In his book "The Black Swan," Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a Tycheist who studies the role of chance and unforeseen circumstances, argues that society often fails to prepare for highly improbable events with massive consequences.
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2. An argument over a law, a legal system, or a body of laws.
2. An argument over a law, a legal system, or a body of laws.
In an epic nomomachy, the institute for justice fought against the American legal system and its qualified immunity for government employees.
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Get the Hoplened mug.I cannot believe she made an AR-15 out of a plushie doll of Sarah Palin -- what incredible hoplodaedaly.
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