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Selective Ignorance

the practice of selectively ignoring distracting, irrelevant, or otherwise unnecessary information received, such as e-mails, news reports, etc.
We’re in a world of infinite interruption and infinite minutia. Practice ‘selective ignorance’—you don’t need to know and follow everything.
by DeepDishGamer July 14, 2014
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ignoranus

A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
He's a huge ignoranus.
by Oracle99 April 17, 2003
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igloobicle

(noun) - The place you will be confined to when your company refuses to close during a snowstorm. Despite the cold weather outside, you may still feel blazy.
If I don't get out of this igloobicle within the next ten minutes, it's going to take me 6 hours to drive home.
by smellyrock December 22, 2008
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Ignofag

One who displays a baffling stupidity (or happens to disagree with your thoroughly researched viewpoint) by way of willful ignorance. Derived from the combination of ignorant and faggot
"I hate Coke Zero, nothing can top the original"
"Have you even tried it?"
"Of course not"
"You're such an ignofag"
by krillinhazuki March 17, 2009
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Ignophobic

The highly rational, reasonable fear of ignorant, vociferous, opinionated, jingoistic, hypocritical people.
I am ignophobic of any group that spells "party" (meaning an otherwise fun experience) with a capital "P."
by Sabutai November 5, 2011
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Ignoramus Syndrome

Noun
- Someone who is incredibly ignorant or stupid beyond any standard of reason.
- Someone who holds relatively extreme forms of ignorant beliefs.
- Someone who is impressionable or inclined to gravitate towards extreme or otherwise ridiculously ignorant beliefs/ideologies.
Cult members or adheres to radical political beliefs likely suffer from Ignoramus Syndrome.
by MadCentre January 25, 2013
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Ignorance

the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness
His racist attitudes were born out of ignorance.
an appalling ignorance about certain things.

The people who add to this site show ignorance in the spellings of their words.
by Krystalaza May 7, 2013
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