Definitions by rorrzo

so American

Either one of the following:

(1) performatively macho
(2) culinarily incompetent
(3) so Florida
(4) Loud/exaggerated/overhyped

(1) School shootings are so American — why is anyone surprised that they happen much more often in the US than in the rest of the world?

(2) That attempt at making tacos is so American, it's disgusting.

(3) The bay Mar-a-Lago club is just so American.. to the point of cringe.
(4) Those tourists are so American.

so American by rorrzo October 23, 2025

monimastoduscephalia 

From the Greek for "brain that's permanently in the shower," a very common behavioral syndrome characterized by the individual feeling comfortable to speak to themselves and even sing out-loud anywhere and everywhere at any time.

I have monimastoduscephalia. That’s why I sometimes talk to myself out loud and sing in the street.
Reading this out loud? You probably have it too. It’s fine. Nobody cares.

monimastoduscephalia by rorrzo February 2, 2022

The Elect 

Third-wave antiracist social justice warriors that take themselves too seriously and believe their cause is important enough that it warrants hurting other people, and sometimes destroying their lives, over even the smallest political correctness faults, especially on Twitter. The term was coined by Joseph Bottum and popularized by John McWhorter.

"We will term these people The Elect. They do think of themselves as bearers of a wisdom, granted them for any number of reasons—a gift for empathy, life experience, maybe even intelligence. But they see themselves as having been chosen, as it were, by one or some of these factors, as understanding something most do not." -- John McWhorter

The Elect by rorrzo November 15, 2021

number theory 

a set of hypotheses that has fallen in a daze, usually out of the mental fatigue that typically follows from the excessive discussion of technicalities

We've obsessed on this physics project so long that now it's been reduced to a number theory!

number theory by rorrzo December 17, 2019

predator

Someone that somehow predates someone or something else.

The work of Minkowski was published before that of Einstein -- so Minkowski is his predator.

predator by rorrzo January 15, 2018

entree 

Translation-challenged way to refer to a main dish (at a restaurant) in the United States. It is directly derived from the French word "entrée" meaning "starter" or "appetizer".

I'm just going to go ahead and directly have an entree of cheeseburger and fries please.

entree by rorrzo August 11, 2017

midday soiree 

Pretentious, translation-challenged oxymoron that mistakes the meaning of the French word "soirée" to be "party" instead of "evening." Refers to a meetup of haughty people probably in a yatch eating cucumber sandwiches and wearing breeches.

We look forward to a midday soiree of great company, intriguing conversation, tasty cocktails, and assorted entertainment at The Manor.

midday soiree by rorrzo August 3, 2017