Veritaphobe

Veritaphobe (veh-ri-ta-fohb) - noun
A person who avoids doing their own credible research because they fear discovering facts that might contradict their existing beliefs or rhetoric.

Origin: From Latin veritas (“truth”) + Greek-derived suffix -phobe (“fear of”), coined to describe the tendency to avoid fact-based inquiry)

“He’s a veritaphobe — his opinions come from YouTube and X instead of being gathered from their own credible research.”

by Ywg2002 November 8, 2025

snap verify

To verify that you are not a catfish online by providing pictures known as "snaps" via snapchat. This practice is most commonly used among dating app users and is often put in users' bios.

Must snap verify for meetup

by JustAnotherPeagle February 4, 2023

Obscura Veritatis

The state in which every attempt at evidence and reasoning is refracted through political, cultural, social, and personal forces, thus a real logical truth is impossible to reach.

That's an Obscura Veritatis

by 2100AD September 3, 2025

cell-u-lar-versity

The act of attending class by calling another cell phone that is present in the classroom while you are not.

I bought two cellphones so my friends can take one to my classes for me. I stay in bed and call the phone in the classroom to listen to the daily lesson. I guess you could say that I'm attending cell-u-lar-versity.

by poppilopo June 12, 2009

in typo veritas

In typo there is truth. From "in vino veritas" (latin expression meaning "in wine there is truth").

A: I love your new cock
B: Whoa
A: I mean car
B: In typo veritas

by vosrevesrevers May 20, 2014

in Versed veritas

Derived from the Latin expression "in vino veritas" (in wine, truth). Describes the truth serum-like affect of Versed on a medical patient.

Dude1: "When the doctor gave me Versed before my surgery I started saying the weirdest things."

Dude2: "In Versed veritas!"

by RobinGoodfellow1 July 30, 2016

In celeritas veritas

Truth in speed.
The quickest answer is the truest.

In an unguarded moment he quickly blurted out the truth, saying what he really thought, "in celeritas veritas"

by urbandiksh September 23, 2022