excuserise

a concept used to explain why something will miss its deadline. Common in publishing.

Nathan's game review will be late because he's wasted time excuserising why it will be late, rather than finishing the assignment.

by Melanie September 26, 2004

excuserise

to think of an excuse and the answer to any question which may arise from that excuse.
basically, making sure you're excuse is a full and matching outfit. not an evening dress with a backpack you grabbed at the last minute.

'so you ready for college today?'
'yeah...i've just got to excuserise before Psych hand in'

by deathdrop April 20, 2007

Excuserist

Reserved to define an individule who's life-style is supported by excuses.

You meet your best friend for lunch and they order the most expensive meal on the menu. The waiter hands you the bill - when it comes time to pay - your friend says, "I lost my debit card" or "I'll catch us up next time" or "I am a little short" or "You can afford this." We all know of them - This is an Excuserist

by doug Larson February 17, 2009

excusetive

Being full of excuses; always giving an excuse instead of being honest;

She's doesn't have to be so excusetive

by MjRayne November 8, 2018

excusegist

Brian Keith Dalton's term for believers who make excuses for their god. To be used instead of the term "apologetic". Etymology: Mister Deity's video "WOTMQ: Excuses, Excuses"

The excusegist's ridiculous arguments for infanticide are terrifying when you realize it's how many Christians justify their belief.

by SpareSimian May 6, 2024

Excuseism

A logical fallacy, cognitive bias, and rhetorical tactic in which a person seeks any possible excuse to dismiss, minimize, or justify atrocities, abuses, or systemic harms—particularly those associated with liberal democracy, capitalism, Western institutions, or other dominant structures—by pointing to supposedly good features that are irrelevant to the harm being discussed. Excuseism deflects critique by shifting focus to abstract virtues (e.g., “checks and balances,” “freedom of information”) while ignoring concrete suffering. It treats the existence of some beneficial mechanisms as a blanket justification for all failures, effectively arguing that because a system is not the worst possible, its abuses are excusable. The tactic is common in political debates where defending the status quo requires evading accountability.

Example: “When confronted with evidence of Western-backed human rights abuses, he pivoted to praising ‘public access to information’—classic excuseism, using irrelevant virtues to excuse the inexcusable.”

by Dumu The Void March 25, 2026