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postdoc-osphere

A term to describe the realm of short term university appointments inhabited by postdocs.
"Did he get that professor job."

"No way dude, now he's applying for another post-doc. I wonder if he'll be be spending his whole life in the

postdoc-osphere."
by Hank the Monster October 17, 2009
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postmodem depression

The feeling you get when you haven't had access to the internet (i.e. facebook and twitter) for a long time, like several minutes.
(A family is on vacation)
Mom: Johnny, come to dinner!
Johnny: Fucking not hungry!
Mom (to dad): What the hell is wrong with him?
Dad: He's got postmodem depression; he can't update his facebook status.
Mom: But we have only been here for 15 minutes.
by Lie_Detector_411 June 19, 2010
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postmodernism

Postmodernism is the ultimate lubricant invented by social sciences in order to fuck every concept and structure that humans ever came up with. At the same time it is used as a means for social sciences to penetrate one another.
Anthropology put some postmodernism on its cock and managed to penetrate History so deep that it screamed...then it turned towards Political Science, which fainted immediately.
by tahabgd March 12, 2010
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swinging goat balls posthypnotic suggestion

When you have been hypnotized to do something after witnessing a goat’s swinging testicles.
It was definitely the single most totally embarrassing thing, immediately after I witnessed that goat taking off, I realized I must’ve been given a “swinging goat balls posthypnotic suggestion” when I ripped off my own pants and took off running along with the goats!
by Dr Bunnygirl July 6, 2020
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Postmodernism

The most effective way to kill brain cells. An endeavor mostly pursued by people who hated math in high school. Postmodernism is
"I took a postmodernism class last term. Now half of my brain is rotten"
by BlackSpray May 17, 2015
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Postcoital Bliss

That euphoric feeling directly after having an orgasm. After orgasm, both men and women release the chemicals oxytocin, prolactin, gamma amino butyric acid (GABA), and endorphins that work to tell the body and mind to relax after sex.
We were just laying there enjoying the postcoital bliss and he said "I love you". And I said, "just enjoy the afterglow and don't get all sappy".
by Kate Charlton February 15, 2008
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postmodernism

A term that you keep on hearing about in college and have to look up on Wikipedia. Basically says "fuck it" to the search for any intellectual conclusions.
Once you look up postmodernism on Wikipedia, feel free to sound smart around your friends by using it in conversations!
by rackham March 11, 2009
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