semantics

A word used by fuzzy thinkers to defend nonsensical statements.

Riley: "Barack Obama is Irish!"

MacDonagh: "Well, his great-great-grandfather was born in Ireland and emigrated to the US, but Obama himself was not born in Ireland, did not grow up in Ireland and has never lived in Ireland ... Does he have an Irish passport?"

Riley: "That's just semantics. Obama is Irish!"

by MacDonagh December 20, 2018

semantic

When your male partner gets all romantic with his semen.

It's so semantic when my boyfriend gives me a pearl necklace.

by geneyes May 23, 2009

semanter

Someone who coined a term or gave a known word a new meaning.

Who came up with the idea of naming internet services as being in the cloud? Joe, the semanter.

by CaptainData August 18, 2011

Semanticate

v. tr. (from the adj. semantic); the intended meaning (implicit or explicit) of an individual’s communication; that which is trying to be communicated by an individual.

When I speak of ‘freedom’ I do not mean the bland and passive ‘freedom from’ commitment or responsibility that is too often semanticated.

by Wowbagger January 27, 2011

Semantics

If it walks like a fish and it barks like a fish, then it's a fish.

Amanda Mercedes C: You're such a fucking narcissist.
Dan: That's only semantics, miss lady. You should just call me a bastard.
Amanda: Piglet.

by Narcissistic Personality Disorder September 20, 2005

Semantics

It means "Them Antics" but it sounds like a French guy is saying it so he says sem antics.

You are talkative of penis bathouse fuckwash because of previously using dirty semantics that are still believed by you you porno fuckwash.

by Nick's Fix May 10, 2008

semantic satiation

when you say a word so much it starts to sound fucking weird

Ducksauce had to say the same thing so many times at an audition he got semantic satiation

by MadWolf March 25, 2013