Know

Somebody says something profound. So you want to acknowledge the person is speaking with solid knowledge. You don't want to say Knowledge as that is too verbose. So you respond with "KNOW" - said with inflection similar to "Duude". Saying "Know" to somebodies great idea is an excellent way to show you have carefully studied their idea and in a very positive way have give them kudos for their idea.

Not to be confused with "No" which is just you being disagreeable. This is why the inflection is important. Use it with people in the know. Be Positive!

Similar legacy terms: "Word", "Bet", "No Cap"

<Hard Worker>: Hey <Manager> what do you think of my new design?

<Manager>: KNOW
<Hard Worker>: Big Ups

by Mobileweb December 18, 2024

know your meme

know your meme is a website meant to document and archive all memes in existence from the ancient dancing baby to the UTTP

me: know your meme is shit
kubus: it isn't

by Unknown07724 February 2, 2025

Knowledge Goblin

A Knowledge Goblin is someone who hordes knowledge. They will surround themselves with knowledgeable people from different disaplines. They don't necessarily stop people from learning from them but they do no teach people what they have. They are mire preoccupied with gathering knowledge for themselves.

Bruce keeps asking me questions but won't explain how to work out how to calculate the answer to this problem. He is such a Knowledge Goblin

by Big Ol Spanner February 2, 2026

Knowledge Bias

The systematic distortion that occurs because what we know shapes how we see. Unlike simple ignorance, which is absence of knowledge, Knowledge Bias is the skew introduced by the specific knowledge we do have. Learning economics makes you see market forces everywhere; learning psychology makes you see cognitive biases everywhere; learning trauma theory makes you see wounds everywhere. Each framework illuminates some things and casts shadows on others. Knowledge Bias isn't a failure—it's the inevitable cost of having any perspective at all. The question is whether you know your perspective's price.

"Ever since I learned about attachment theory, I see anxious and avoidant patterns in every relationship, including my goldfish." That's Knowledge Bias: when your tools shape what you're able to see, and also what you're unable to unsee.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 22, 2026

Knowledge Contextualism

A philosophical framework holding that knowledge is context-dependent—that what counts as knowledge, what justification is required, and what standards apply vary with the context of the knower and the situation. Knowledge contextualism challenges the idea of a single, universal standard for knowledge. A claim that counts as knowledge in everyday life may not in a scientific context; what counts as knowing a person is different from knowing a fact. Contextualism demands that we attend to the contexts that shape knowledge claims and recognize that knowledge is always knowledge-in-context.

Example: "His knowledge contextualism meant he didn't demand scientific proof for personal knowledge. Knowing that you love someone is knowledge, even if it can't be measured or replicated."

by Dumu The Void March 20, 2026

Knowledge Multicontextualism

A philosophical framework holding that knowledge is shaped by multiple, irreducible contexts—personal, social, cultural, historical, disciplinary—that interact to constitute what knowledge is. A piece of knowledge emerges from the context of personal experience, the context of community standards, the context of cultural values, the context of historical moment. Knowledge multicontextualism insists that no single context exhausts the conditions of knowledge and that understanding knowledge requires mapping how contexts interrelate.

Example: "Her knowledge multicontextualism meant she studied scientific knowledge not just through epistemology, but also through the history of institutions, the sociology of communities, the psychology of discovery, and the culture of practice—all of which shaped what counted as knowledge."

by Dumu The Void March 20, 2026

Knowledge Perspectivism

A philosophical framework holding that knowledge is always from a perspective—that what we know depends on our epistemic situation, our conceptual framework, our cultural background, our personal standpoint. Knowledge perspectivism rejects the idea of a view from nowhere. A scientist knows through instruments and theories; an artist knows through intuition and craft; a historian knows through documents and interpretation. Perspectivism doesn't make knowledge subjective; it recognizes that each perspective reveals genuine aspects of reality and that objectivity is achieved from perspectives, not from nowhere.

Example: "His knowledge perspectivism meant he could hold together scientific knowledge and indigenous knowledge—not as competitors, but as knowledge from different perspectives, each valid in its domain."

by Dumu The Void March 20, 2026