Canning Town 

Area of the East End of London. Part of the borough of Newham.
Known as the birth place of countless of White English working class criminals.

'Pakis may run the gaff in Bethnal Green, but they don't f*cking do here!'
Canning Town native

Canning Town by Beggie July 13, 2012

hairy conniption 

When some has an extreme reaction to something and starts freaking out.

When I saw Troy I literally had a hairy conniption and started crying. Brad Pitt was just too hot to handle

hairy conniption by #scarletkingston2900 May 30, 2014

cognitive

relating to the mental abilities like thinking, remebering, learning etc.

the "cogn" in cognitive is generally related to 'aware of something' like in cognizant and recognize.

example - A person with more cognitive skills is more likely to get a job in GOOGLE.

cognitive by pihu March 12, 2014

conniption fit 

A conniption fit is a spontaneous outburst of anger or frustration, usually precipitated by an act of stupidity or neglect. Wild animation, gesticulations, and flailing of limbs often accompanies said outburst, adding visual flavor to the experience.

"If your mother gets home before you clean this up, she'll have a conniption fit!"

conniption fit by Plasmo July 1, 2014

kick the cannism 

The artful practice of putting things off, again and again, to avoid having to be in a position of responsibility, often an artifact of combined laziness and fear of being blamed.

Civil service bureaucracies are known for having entrenched cultures of kick the cannism, artifacts of cushy salaries and an overarching acceptance of reactive solutions in lieu of a proactive mindset.

kick the cannism by Dr Bunnygirl August 15, 2020

cognitive dysentery 

A modern social disease whereby the afflicted have an uncontrollable biological need to shit out all of their menial mental musings.

Twitter whores should seek professional help for their cognitive dysentery.

cognitive dysentery by TNunnster February 6, 2010

cognitive dissonance 

An example of somebody displaying cognitively dissonant behaviour would be a situation where the persons views, values, beliefs etc are contradicted or opposed by one or other persons causing them mental (psychological) stress. At this point a state of cognition is triggered effectively causing them to refute, reject &/or miss-perceive the contradictory views, values or beliefs.

"smoking will most likely cause you to have cancer you know?"

"hmmm I'm not so sure I know people who have smoked all their lives and they're fine, plus I enjoy it anyway.." this is cognitive dissonance

cognitive dissonance by Oberon February 5, 2019