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Self-Serving Confirmation Bias

The emotionally motivated tendency to seek and interpret evidence in ways that protect or enhance one's self-image. When success occurs, we confirm it was due to our skill; when failure occurs, we confirm it was due to external factors. We remember our contributions vividly and others' forgetfully. We judge our own ethically ambiguous actions by our intentions, and others' identical actions by their outcomes. This bias isn't about accuracy; it's about maintaining a coherent, positive narrative of the self.
Self-Serving Confirmation Bias Example: You ace a test and attribute it to intelligence. You fail a test and blame the unfair questions or lack of sleep. Your coworker, observing your performance, sees the opposite pattern in you. Both of you are exhibiting Self-Serving Confirmation Bias. The ego is not a neutral observer of your life; it is a lawyer, and its client—the self—is always innocent, always capable, always the hero of its own story.

Confiscate the moneys 

The act of "nutting" or ejaculating in a victims eyes and then robbing them blind.

The name is a double-entendre as you literally are "confiscating" a person's money and because it was created by a jewish man named Kahn, who loved to steal shmeckels with his eye-nut technique. Because of Kahn, the name Kahnfiscate the moneys was popularized, sadly mistyping has changed history.

A very common sign of disrespect in the 17th century, however is now resurfacing due to its use in the chorus of the song "black beatles" by Rae Sremmurd.
Black beatles in the city, be back immediately, to confiscate the moneys.

Tim: yo, Kahn. Can you buy dinner?

Kahn: sure, I just confiscated the moneys from this thicc girl.

conformation sniff 

The act of smelling a man's penis or balls to confirm whether or not they have had vaginal intercourse. Usually done by women suspecting there significant other of cheating, occasionally done by bros to call bullshit.
Andrew "Sorry I'm late guys I was, like totally getting laid at 4:30AM and not sleeping in like a douchebage".
Connor " I'm calling bullshit your an hour late, whip out your sack so I can do a conformation sniff you lying sack of shit".

confinated 

when you’re so caffeinated you become extremely confident and outgoing
i was so confinated at the cafe i walked right up to the cute barista and asked him out
confinated by ketsy November 29, 2018

conformation 

Refers to either:
(1) Reassuring proof dat someone is "going along to get along", or
(2) A truthfulness-indicating buildup of material dat shows observers dat what you told them was legit.
I claimed dat visitors kept forgetting to wipe their feet before coming into my house, and da big lumps of accumulated mud on da doorstep and carpet were conformation a-plenty to back up my assertions!
conformation by QuacksO April 6, 2023

confiskate 

What your parents or legal guardians do if you misbehave regarding your wheeled footwear, such as going too fast, riding in off-limits areas, making damaging tracks in your playing-surfaces, leaving your blades outdoors instead of bringing them in out of the weather, not keeping them cleaned and oiled, etc.
I made a list of da rules dat da rec hall requires its members to follow when using da rink, and I carefully review said list both before and after I play there, to better ensure dat I don't get my loaned toys confiskated.
confiskate by QuacksO August 20, 2023