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monopolous

adj.: boring as well as time-consuming, as an activity or person
Sitting at a desk all day with nothing to do is so monopolous
by Aleta Moorhouse January 10, 2009
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Monopolizing

Dude, Bryce and Erin were monopolizing all over on my floor last night.
by Kendra Bee November 24, 2009
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monopolize

to take up all of ones time playing monopoly.
I hate it when you come over and monopolize my weekend.
by katdid October 16, 2008
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Monopolizing It

When someone is the only one in the strip-club sitting in the area where you toss money to the strippers. By him being the only one he can put out however much he wants and the strippers are forced to dance for however much money the person is willing to give. Thus "Monopolizing It"
Person 1: Look over there Mike is really "Monopolizing It!"
Person 2: Yeah your right shes putting her tits in his face for $2!
by ArcticFOX July 8, 2012
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Hall Monopolizers

When a large group of people are coming down the opposite direction in a hallway and refuse to move over to let you by.
Yeah, I was walking to my next class and this group of hall monopolizers wouldn't let me by so I had to scoot over against the wall.
by gilnokoibito January 24, 2011
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Monopolizing the Logic

A rhetorical strategy where one party claims exclusive access to logic, positioning themselves as the sole arbiter of what counts as reasonable and dismissing all other views as illogical. It's not arguing—it's gatekeeping reason itself. By monopolizing logic, the speaker doesn't have to engage arguments; they just declare that their opponents are outside the bounds of reason. The move is powerful because it frames disagreement as pathology, debate as delusion.
Monopolizing the Logic "I'm just being logical—you're being emotional/ideological/irrational." That's Monopolizing the Logic—assuming your framework is logic itself, not one logic among many. Logic doesn't belong to you; reasoning isn't your property. When you monopolize it, you're not arguing—you're excluding."
by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026
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Monopolizing the Reason

Similar to Monopolizing Logic, but broader—claiming exclusive access to reason itself, positioning opponents as beyond the pale of rational discourse. The move forecloses debate by defining opponents as unreasonable, irrational, or insane. It's the ultimate conversation-ender: once someone is defined as outside reason, nothing they say needs to be heard.
"There's no point discussing this with you—you're just not being reasonable." That's Monopolizing the Reason—declaring yourself the judge of reason, your opponents the defendants. But reason isn't a possession; it's a capacity we all share. Using it to exclude is using it to dominate."
by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026
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