Public Display of Ignorance

A public display of ignorance, or PDI, can be used to describe someone who is sharing information that highlights their overall lack of understanding of the topic at hand. Public displays of ignorance can often be found on twitter.

Person 1: "Did you see that response to Donald Trump's tweet?"
Person 2: "Yeah dude, I can't believe people are that stupid. A public display of ignorance right there"

by Algusta March 6, 2019

aggravated ignorance

Aggravated Ignorance is an imaginary charge that police officers use when idiots ask what they are being arrested for.

Aggravated Ignorance can also be applied, when a person who is talking to him or herself into getting arrested, by being ignorant and argumentative.

by yyuryyubicuryy4me December 2, 2018

Religious Ignorance

dumbasses who think that the only important religion is their own and those who think things only exist if they are in a book that i located in most motels

white american christians

by stan April 12, 2006

rational ignorance

Choosing to remain uninformed because the marginal cost of obtaining the information is higher than the marginal benefit of knowing it.

Commonly practiced by hicks that don't wish to change their point of views about ANYTHING.

"All dem blackies wanna do is steal turnips outta mah garden!"

"Those Muslims and Hin-don'ts are the devil!"

"Men are pigs!"

by Jordandijinz0rz January 31, 2005

Generational Ignorance

An act or saying that may be socially acceptable in the past. Brought up years later to undermine or affiliate one in a negative or insensitive way. With apologetic awareness, a higher EQ is displayed.

Abbreviation: GenIg

Those photos really show the generational ignorance in 1980s society.

by Jefe.Robison February 2, 2019

Religious ignorance

The ignorance of being religious, or ignorance in a religious kind of way.

"Give me a book, tell me it's old, and I'll believe every word in it."

by IkeM October 10, 2003

Comeback From Ignorance

An occurance that takes place when two or more people are arguing. One person insults another using an allusion, the person whom the insult was directed at is unfamiliar with the allusion, her/she then uses his/her ignorance of the thing being alluded to as (the basis of) a comeback.

Person 1: "What the hell is wrong with you!?! is your frontal lobe disconnected!?!"
Person 2: "What the fuck are you talking about? your fucking stupid!"

Person 1: goddamn your biggoted! are you related to Archie Bunker?
Person 2: Who the hell is Archie bunker, is he your Mastabatory Fantasy?

-Person 2 has used a Comeback from ignorance in both examples

by ElbowTheHappyViking May 13, 2010