Debunker

the worst type of person known to man

or a debunky viewer

i love the new debunky video! im a debunker!

by a debunker March 13, 2022

degunner

1. A person who removes guns.

2. A word that allows me to win at scrabble.

The degunner took their guns and then beat them at scrabble.

by DefinitelyNotKyle42069 August 6, 2022

degunner

A person who removes someone’s guns.

The degunner disarmed them before they were allowed to enter the saloon

by DefinitelyNotKyle42069 August 6, 2022

Debunking

The act of removing the top of a bunk bed to make it two separate beds.

I am debunking my kids bed's when we move

by Ghshdhdudgdy November 20, 2022

defunkulating

the act of decreasing a person's mental funkiness by any method including public shaming, vandalism, assault or murder.

"Bro did you see the fight at lunch? Marli got totally defunkulated!"
"Oi give me back my highlighter or I will thoroughly defunkulate you!"
"Do you want me to teach you the art of defunkulating?"

by The Man Who Licks Windows May 16, 2023

Debunking Bias

The intellectual posture where the primary goal is not to understand, but to disprove or expose something as fraudulent, especially if it is popular, unconventional, or emotionally resonant. This bias is characterized by a pre-commitment to negation, applying hyper-skeptical scrutiny to the target while giving the skeptical narrative itself a free pass. It's skepticism weaponized into a hobby, where the debunker's identity is built on being the one who says "actually, you're wrong."

Example: When a well-documented historical account of resistance to tyranny inspires people, a historian with Debunking Bias will exclusively focus on minor inconsistencies in a single diary entry to loudly declare the entire narrative a "myth," not to improve accuracy, but to perform a ritual of superiority by tearing down a meaningful story.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026

Debunkothinking

The reflexive, group-enforced mindset where the primary goal in any discussion is to "debunk" or expose flaws in opposing claims, while exempting one's own side from similar scrutiny. The group's identity is built on a sense of superior skepticism, but this skepticism is applied only outwardly. This creates a culture of gotchas and nitpicking that stifles genuine inquiry and protects the group's own assumptions from examination.

Example: In a subreddit dedicated to debunking pseudoscience, any mention of a poorly-understood medical phenomenon (e.g., chronic fatigue syndrome) is met with immediate Debunkothinking. The group rushes to label it "psychosomatic" or "malingering," citing old, flawed studies, while dismissing newer biomedical research as "fringe." Their shared mission to debunk has hardened into an orthodoxy that itself ignores evidence.

by Dumuabzu February 5, 2026