10 definitions by Pen-Dragon
timmer-temmer (adjective) : A behavior combining timorousness and temerity. (timorous-temerous), courage and desire combined with fear. Often seen in wild park animals used to human contact—approach and retreat. Other examples, monkeys approaching humans, small shy children wanting to take something from an adult or another child, even fish being fed by scuba divers.
by Pen-Dragon August 14, 2009
Egopathy is more socially acceptable than psychopathy, as self-interest is encouraged and praised in countries where liberal capitalism is the central economic system...but it is certainly not limited only to these types of systems.
It is a general condition of human beings.
On the "pure-self-interest --group-solidarity/altruism" scale Egopaths skew strongly to egocentrism and self-interest;
I didn't think that the DSM definition of Narcissistic Personality Disorders quite fits the bill and this apparently widespread phenomenon needed a new category: definitely under the DSM Cluster B Group (Anitsocial-Borderline-Histrionic-Narcissistic), but with a more social-/group-mentality component to it.
The term "egopath" popped into my head one morning, but discovered it already had a definition.
There is in my definition the whole aspect of wanting to control and defend, however one has defined it, one's "integrity" -- bodily, cognitive, spiritual, destiny related -- against forces encroaching on, pushing for this integrity's demise, disintegration.
We are all on this continuum, but egopaths tend to be more cowardly, fearful, self-interested and self-preserving.
N.B. Egopathy seems to be a) widespread and b) quite socially acceptable in many countries.
For example, in German-speaking Switzerland, they say, "Geiz ist Geil!".
Translated: "Greediness is Great/Cool!"
It is a general condition of human beings.
On the "pure-self-interest --group-solidarity/altruism" scale Egopaths skew strongly to egocentrism and self-interest;
I didn't think that the DSM definition of Narcissistic Personality Disorders quite fits the bill and this apparently widespread phenomenon needed a new category: definitely under the DSM Cluster B Group (Anitsocial-Borderline-Histrionic-Narcissistic), but with a more social-/group-mentality component to it.
The term "egopath" popped into my head one morning, but discovered it already had a definition.
There is in my definition the whole aspect of wanting to control and defend, however one has defined it, one's "integrity" -- bodily, cognitive, spiritual, destiny related -- against forces encroaching on, pushing for this integrity's demise, disintegration.
We are all on this continuum, but egopaths tend to be more cowardly, fearful, self-interested and self-preserving.
N.B. Egopathy seems to be a) widespread and b) quite socially acceptable in many countries.
For example, in German-speaking Switzerland, they say, "Geiz ist Geil!".
Translated: "Greediness is Great/Cool!"
1) During the Covid pandemic, my best-friend turned out to be a total egopath, not wanting to even visit us despite our double-vaccination and social-distancing, for fear of her getting it herself or somehow losing her sense of smell.
2) They were such egopaths during the pandemic that they flew to a vacation in Croatia by plane, but then drove back in a mini-bus accross the Italian border to avoid the stringencies of the controls at their home airport.
2) They were such egopaths during the pandemic that they flew to a vacation in Croatia by plane, but then drove back in a mini-bus accross the Italian border to avoid the stringencies of the controls at their home airport.
by Pen-Dragon December 15, 2021
Adjective to describe something that has an overwhelmingly positive, complete, enthralling, multi-sensory impact on a person.
A combination of cosmic, crazy, magic, orgasmic
First coined in Dietikon, Switzerland, December 2007
A combination of cosmic, crazy, magic, orgasmic
First coined in Dietikon, Switzerland, December 2007
"Wow! That was a crazmic show."
"Betty, that was a crazmic meal you made!"
"My new iPhone is just crazmic!"
"Betty, that was a crazmic meal you made!"
"My new iPhone is just crazmic!"
by Pen-Dragon December 6, 2007
The stress that results before (pre)-during-and-after (post) a vacation.
A vacation is actually simply the continuance of one's regular daily life under more difficult circumstances.
A vacation is actually simply the continuance of one's regular daily life under more difficult circumstances.
"Yes, I have VSD -- Vacation Stress Disorder. I would actually rather be at the dentist's"
"I start shaking in fear when I think of my wife's plans for our next vacation...add to that a nervous cough, stuffed nose, headache, asthma, joint pain...wasn't this holday supposed to be good for me? Yes, this is VSD -- Vacation Stress Disorder."
"I start shaking in fear when I think of my wife's plans for our next vacation...add to that a nervous cough, stuffed nose, headache, asthma, joint pain...wasn't this holday supposed to be good for me? Yes, this is VSD -- Vacation Stress Disorder."
by Pen-Dragon October 2, 2023
Someone who is versed in all sorts of different conspiracy theories, from all over the world, even in different languages...and who spews them gladly and constantly.
"His high-school knowledge of French combined with his ravenous appetite for arcane, unprovable, specious knowledge made him a gollyplot par excellence! He spread the 'secret' of Emmanuel Macron's lascivious habit of dressing up as the Empress Joséphine far-and-wide on the social media platforms, under his nom-de-plume: Pendraggin. "
by Pen-Dragon August 20, 2023
Any situation that moves into a state of chaos, disorder, pandemonium, relatively rapidly, essentially totally diametrically opposite to what one had expected or imagined.
I thought that feeding my infant granddaughter her baby mush was going to be a cakewalk.
But immediately after the first spoon, when Sally knocked the full utensil and its contents out of my hand and onto the wall, the pap landing on everyone and everything, I knew we were a Bay of Pigs -- Bahía de los Cerdos, Bahía de los Cochinos situation.
But immediately after the first spoon, when Sally knocked the full utensil and its contents out of my hand and onto the wall, the pap landing on everyone and everything, I knew we were a Bay of Pigs -- Bahía de los Cerdos, Bahía de los Cochinos situation.
by Pen-Dragon December 15, 2021
An uncontrollable desire to kiss and be kissed.
A combination of "osculate" Latin osculatus, past participle of osculari, from osculum kiss, from diminutive of os mouth and "cupidity" Latin cupiditat-, cupiditas — related to the verb COVET
A combination of "osculate" Latin osculatus, past participle of osculari, from osculum kiss, from diminutive of os mouth and "cupidity" Latin cupiditat-, cupiditas — related to the verb COVET
He ignored it the entire year, but come February 14th he was inevitably overcome by an inundation of uncontrollable oscupidity.
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by Pen-Dragon September 28, 2021