Tycheist

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.

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.

by MoribundMurdoch March 11, 2024

Bowiehood

An association, society, or community of people linked by a common interest in David Bowie.

To prove she was apart of the bowiehood she recited all the lyrics from David Bowie's "Young Americans" album.

by MoribundMurdoch July 12, 2021

Lexicodom

A realm having the person with the biggest lexicon as its sovereign.

Less Lanks, our queen, has the divine right to rule over this lexicodom, Lexicoance, thanks to her incredible lexicon -- gifted to her by the word-gods.

by MoribundMurdoch December 12, 2020

sappy-sufferance

Patient endurance, during the pain inbrought via the excessively emotional scene from a drama, television program, anime, film, etcetera.

My appreciation of the K-dramas is borne of great sappy-sufferance.

by MoribundMurdoch September 20, 2021

Adiposimpity

the state or quality of being a fat simp

Gris showed his conspicuous adiposimpity when he took off his top to display his abdominous physique whilst he danced with his Belle Delphine body pillow.

by MoribundMurdoch November 03, 2020

Suggestionize

サジェストアイオナイズ - to influence by the power of suggestion

When David Tennant's 10th doctor would suggestionize someone the result was often notably substantial -- likely due to his excessive charm.

by MoribundMurdoch June 26, 2021

Prideborne

Communicated or propagated by pride
Conveyed by, traveling on, or involving travel or transportation via pride

Despite being shown nigh-irrefutable evidence to the contrary, his prideborne need to be loifter than his (totally lame) mum and her nigh-irrefutable evidence -- presented. He decided to gainsay her evidence and continue to repeat his now vitiated previous position on their debate over whether dubs were better than subs.

by MoribundMurdoch October 02, 2020