Nowism

Declaring a new life phase, disowning past mistakes as a former self's (often victim’s) doing.

Potency grows with age, poor life choices, or body count, whichever comes first. Plausible deniability is most often found where the last phase is declared.
When a woman says that woman who hated men wasn’t her and now she wants a husband, she is displaying Nowism.
by saintsundere September 01, 2024
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ABC Defense

(noun)
A linguistic defense mechanism named after the 1992 crime thriller, Glengarry Glen Ross, referencing the sales method, "Always Be Closing." ABC Defense drafts a covert contract between the speaker and the listener to "be nice."
A. Affectation of Anxiety. Appear socially inept or weak to encourage others' sympathy.
B. Be Gentle. Tone police people who sound "too loud" or "too angry."
C. Covert Contract of Expectation. Assume, out loud, that the other person won't be "cruel."
In the 1965 film "Three Approaches to Psychotherapy," Gloria uses the ABC Defense when she says, "A) Right now I'm nervous but B) I feel more comfortable the way you're talking in a low voice and C) I don't feel like you'll be so harsh on me."
by saintsundere October 14, 2024
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goonerilla warfare

(noun)
State-based psycho-sexual warfare on its own populace and others' populaces to weaken resolve via gooning content; a form of social castration where the user practices gooning culture through acts of self-deprecation and disassociation.
Who knew that the Me! Me! Me! video, meant to raise awareness of anime addiction, loneliness, and isolation would turn into a form of goonerilla warfare?
by saintsundere October 13, 2024
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Michaelangeloism

A woman’s desire to be captured in males’ imaginations as a perfect object of beauty, whether physical, emotional, or intellectual.

Neurotic adherence to it leaves women unable to process categorical statements, especially regarding female nature.
When a woman says that it’s not women’s fault that they don’t initiate conversations or dates because “modern men” aren’t attractive enough, she is displaying Michaelangeloism.
by saintsundere August 31, 2024
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complicity coven

(noun) A secretive group where members are bound by the dark art of forced complicity and toxic dumping, reminiscent of a witch's coven through shared guilt, peer pressure.
After being dragged into Sarah's latest drama, Martha realized her friend group had turned into a real complicity coven, where every meeting felt like they were brewing secrets and casting spells of silence over their “toxic” confessions.
by saintsundere October 15, 2024
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complicity coven

(noun) A secretive group where members are bound by a covert social contract of forced complicity and/or toxic dumping. Within this circle, individuals are entwined in each other's secrets, socially pressured to share or bear witness to personal burdens or misdeeds, and as well as guilt or emotional overload.
Luffy noted a complicity coven had formed in his larger friend group because the girls seemed happy and were spending all their time until they imploded and aired other’s dirty laundry over a misunderstanding.
by saintsundere October 23, 2024
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Grievance Culture

A shared narrative of victimhood that seeks to subvert and replace old traditions, cultures, and institutions to uplift the victims. Usually leads to a formation of a new moral in-group for activist movements and reparations.
The descriptive version of the Red Pill regarding male and female nature is often confused with the prescriptive versions of the Red Pill and its movements as well as its grievance cultures.
by saintsundere September 15, 2024
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