receptioneer

A male receptionist.

"I think that receptioneer was checkin you out dude. Gay."

by The Squeasel August 26, 2003

receptionize

The act of working as a receptionist.

Hey Evelyn, what does this company that you receptionize for do?

by mvolfman July 8, 2010

Receptionator

Not your traditional receptionist, the Receptionator is a hybrid - a cross between a receptionist, office manager, facilities coordinator, and administrative assistant. The ultimate "go-to" person in the office. Suspected of having superhuman powers.

Stephanie, the Receptionator, simultaneously fielded an incoming call from the CEO who was lost somewhere in Saskatchewan, directed models to the photo shoot down the hall, fired off a power point to a frazzled exec, and wielded a wrench to stop the flood in the men's room.

by murlock June 29, 2011

receptionitis

A severe, and often fatal, swelling of the brain common in receptionists, secretaries, administrative assistants, and any others who typically fill their days with mindless busywork and talking to semi-neanderthalic people.

"Dear me, my receptionitis seems to be having a rather severe--" -brain hemmorage-

by pikachizzle November 30, 2011

Scientific Receptionalism

A framework emphasizing that scientific discovery depends as much on the receptivity of the scientific community as on the discovery itself. A finding only becomes knowledge when it's received—understood, accepted, integrated. Revolutionary ideas fail not because they're wrong but because the community isn't ready to receive them. Receptionalism studies the conditions under which science can hear new things: the paradigms, the power structures, the generational shifts, the conceptual tools available. It's science studying its own listening.

"Mendel's genetics were correct in 1865, but Scientific Receptionalism notes: the community couldn't receive them until 1900. The discovery wasn't the problem—the receptivity was. Your brilliant idea might be failing for the same reason. It's not you; it's the horizon."

by Abzugal February 23, 2026

Epistemological Receptionalism

The theory that knowledge requires not just a knower but a receptive community—that claims become knowledge only when they are heard, understood, and accepted by others. A solitary insight, no matter how brilliant, isn't knowledge until it enters the intersubjective space where it can be received. Receptionalism studies the conditions of reception: what makes a community able to hear certain claims? What blocks reception? How do power, prejudice, and paradigm shape what can be known collectively?

"You've been saying this for years and no one listens. Epistemological Receptionalism asks: what would make them able to hear you? It's not about being right—it's about creating the conditions for reception. Knowledge isn't broadcast; it's received. Work on the reception, not just the signal."

by Abzugal February 23, 2026