Scorch

Someone (typically Italian) who is acting mischievous or daring. Can be someone older or younger in a nickname or sentence form. To make fun of or dwell on.

Domenic always got into trouble when he was a kid, but boy he could smile his way out of it. He was such a “scorch”.

by scrochesonly June 11, 2023

Scorched

Once Sonic, now replaced by Hog

Scorched: “ I̴̢̤͚̙͈̒̀͐̀̀͒̏͌̽̒̀͝ ̵̢̛̤̥͓̯̬̟̐̈́͑̊͐̋̇̾̾͘W̴̫̱̥̠̯̝͇̱̫̿I̶̢̖͙̳̗̥̣̘̰͕͖̋͂͌̄̀͘L ̡̢̬̫̥͔͗͗̑͐͝L̵͓̯̟̺̠̫͙̔͊͗́̚ ̵̛͖̳͓̥͈̗̜͖̫̖̼̒͗̈́͊̓̉͋͘̚͠͠͠N ̢̧͕͕̪͖͔͙͔̥̖̏̀̍̐̍̈̈͠͝ͅȌ̶̪̩̻̜̥̖̳̗̮̪̄͒̈̋̕͜͝ͅT̶̩͚͎̯͐̾̐̌͝ ̡̗̱̦͇̤̠̺̱͍̫̠̰͛̃͂͜ͅB̵̧̧̰̭͙͕̟͋̄̈ͅE̴͍̠̎̀̌̈́̄͆ ̶̛̛̣͈͈̠̱͇̲̗̌̈́̽́̆͋͊̏͑̉Ṛ̴͎̂̂̂E ̡̧̥͖̗̪̘͇̙̰̥͑͑͐̌͒̈́͑͗̈́̎͒̕ͅP ̧̤̻̜̼͒̋̈́̏͆L ̡̡͍̗̦̫̫̮̦̤͉͔͙͂̈̑̈́̏̾̌͑̃̆̀̓̑͜ͅĄ̴̼̺͉̩̲̗̘̥̪͙̥̮͊͌̾̿̓̍̃̋̊̇͘C̴̡͎̯̫̱͚̋̍̾̃̑̓̐ͅĘ̶̤̲̦̤̤̌̾͂̏̎̀̍̊͊͑̒͂̾̕̚D ̧̡͉̬̟̹̮͍͕̫̰̞̭͈̣̑͐͒̌̍̔̀̒!”

by STARSCREAM’S INEVITABLE DEMISE March 2, 2024

Scorched Earth Fallacy

A severe form of Poisoning the Well where, after identifying a single flaw, mistake, or morally questionable association in an opponent's past, one declares their entire intellectual landscape barren and uninhabitable. No argument they ever present, past or future, can be valid because the ground has been "scorched" by their earlier transgression. It is a totalizing dismissal that seeks to burn down the person's entire credibility permanently.

Example: "You admitted you voted for that corrupt mayor ten years ago? That's it. I'm deploying the scorched earth fallacy on you. Nothing you ever say about politics, economics, or even the weather can be trusted. Your judgment is eternally compromised." One past action is used to justify rejecting all future contributions.

by Dumuabzu February 3, 2026