When your professor draws an extra distinction where one barely exists or none exists in an effort to prove to you their superior understanding of the material. Typically used on examples and counterexamples brought up by the class.
A: "Actually, the truth condition of 'Santa Claus is your parents' is false. 'Santa Claus' refers instead to the idea of a fat man going down a chimney and leaving gifts, and your parents don't fit those descriptors..."
B: "....gdi."
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B: ">_>"
C: "Whoa, Richard used academic exaggeration on you again didn't he?"
B: "....gdi."
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B: ">_>"
C: "Whoa, Richard used academic exaggeration on you again didn't he?"
by Semen-ticks October 12, 2010
Get the academic exaggeration mug.GUY 1: "Dude, last night was SO EPIC!"
GUY 2: Bro, we stood around in a backyard and you blacked out at 11:20pm, these events surely do not qualify as EPIC.
GUY 1: "SOOOOOOO EPIC!!!"
GUY 2: You're being an Epic Exaggerationist, and hence a douche.
GUY 2: Bro, we stood around in a backyard and you blacked out at 11:20pm, these events surely do not qualify as EPIC.
GUY 1: "SOOOOOOO EPIC!!!"
GUY 2: You're being an Epic Exaggerationist, and hence a douche.
by Dasage November 13, 2011
Get the Epic Exaggerationist mug.The act of exaggerating a story, because you think everyone will assume you are whether you do or not.
Pre-emptive exaggeration would be telling your friends you were in line for 2 hours when it was only 1, because you know if you say 1 they will assume you were exaggerating and it was only half an hour.
by Perfect_Blue September 10, 2011
Get the Pre-emptive exaggeration mug.When you use hyperbole to express something large or long, and then take it back. Usually done quietly.
Sean: There were like a MILLION people at the party! Actually it was more like 40, but whatever.
Evan: *cough cough Exaggeration Pull-back cough cough*
Evan: *cough cough Exaggeration Pull-back cough cough*
by The_Straight-Edge_Donkey August 1, 2011
Get the Exaggeration Pull-Back mug.1. (noun) A phrase or sentence that exaggerates its vocabulary to an unprecedented extent. This is usually done in a joking manner or to seem intelligent. In the latter usage, it often backfires, making the speaker seem pretentious.
2. (noun) The act of using a lexical exaggeration. (see 1)
2. (noun) The act of using a lexical exaggeration. (see 1)
Speaker 1: Sorry for bumping you on the shoulder.
Speaker 2: I personally did not appreciate the manner in which you interacted with my glenohumeral joint. Due to this misdemeanor I will not engage in the acceptance of your apologetic response.
Speaker 1: Wow, thanks for the lexical exaggeration, asshole.
Speaker 2: I personally did not appreciate the manner in which you interacted with my glenohumeral joint. Due to this misdemeanor I will not engage in the acceptance of your apologetic response.
Speaker 1: Wow, thanks for the lexical exaggeration, asshole.
by MBite April 2, 2021
Get the Lexical exaggeration mug.A mom that reads stereotypical bible verses, and doesn't even know that they are stereotypical, that is a religious freak, doesn't let you play with good vs evil toys (like superhero toys and star wars toys), just because she doesn't want "negative energy" in the house, says whatever she doesn't like is of the devil, won't even let you say devil, and won't let you listen to songs that sound like "darkness" to her.
by starwarsfan123 May 4, 2018
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In the act has a similar result to regular exaggeration, but when stated causes the "Oh yeah, I guess I can see that... " response in those who hear it.
In the act has a similar result to regular exaggeration, but when stated causes the "Oh yeah, I guess I can see that... " response in those who hear it.
Person 1: Ugh, that person ended up keeping me up all night last night! I didn't get to sleep till like 3 in the morning...
Person 2: That's not really all night.
Person 1: It is when you have to wake up at 5 for work the next day, dude. It's an appropriate exaggeration...
Person 2: Oh yeah, I guess I can see that...
Person 2: That's not really all night.
Person 1: It is when you have to wake up at 5 for work the next day, dude. It's an appropriate exaggeration...
Person 2: Oh yeah, I guess I can see that...
by Pastcoma April 20, 2010
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