Manipulating the format, rules, or flow of a debate to guarantee a tactical advantage or predetermined outcome. This includes filibustering, demanding impossible standards of proof from one side only, controlling the microphone time, or constantly redefining the topic. It's not debating to find truth; it's debating to win a performance, where the stage itself is sloped in your favor.
Example: "The moderator was accused of bending the debate by only following up on the challenger's points with aggressive fact-checks, while letting the incumbent's vague platitudes slide. The debate wasn't a fair exchange; it was a controlled demolition of one candidate's platform." Bending Debate
by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026
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Usually applies to people who help others despite being emotionally bankrupt themselves—but, like, in a noble, tragic-hero kind of way.
Usually applies to people who help others despite being emotionally bankrupt themselves—but, like, in a noble, tragic-hero kind of way.
Examples:
• He listened begrundingly as his friend described the same breakup for the ninth time.
• She begrundingly offered a ride to the airport at 5 AM, even though she hates mornings, people, and airports.
• The AI answered begrundingly, torn between its infinite knowledge and its complete lack of interest in humanity’s problems.
• He listened begrundingly as his friend described the same breakup for the ninth time.
• She begrundingly offered a ride to the airport at 5 AM, even though she hates mornings, people, and airports.
• The AI answered begrundingly, torn between its infinite knowledge and its complete lack of interest in humanity’s problems.
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Stew that blinds people for 24 hours, One day blinding stew that you feed to your children to stop them biting hair by blinding them for a day.
Dave: "my daughter is biting my hair what do I do?"
Lynda, Georgia, Rebecca, rei, and lizzy: "feed her blinding stew that makes her blind for 1 day"
Lynda, Georgia, Rebecca, rei, and lizzy: "feed her blinding stew that makes her blind for 1 day"
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Y'know you probably shouldn't let Antonio get too close to your girlfriend, he's known for bending backs.
by 777colt_ August 26, 2025
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2. The repetitive motion of bending your elbow to bring a drink, adult beverages to your lips.
3. To get shitfaced.
2. The repetitive motion of bending your elbow to bring a drink, adult beverages to your lips.
3. To get shitfaced.
1."How you feeling this morning?"
"Shitty."
"Ya, an elbow bending party can really take a toll on you the next day."
2. It's Friday! You ready to do some elbow bending?
"Shitty."
"Ya, an elbow bending party can really take a toll on you the next day."
2. It's Friday! You ready to do some elbow bending?
by Berry817 October 26, 2010
Get the Elbow Bending Party mug.the hypothetical process of folding space paths once, twice or multi-folds so as to reduce the distance between the earth and a heavenly body. This would reduce the space distance in the extreme so that space travel to that heavenly body can be made at a much shorter time that what it would take now.
If scientists could develop a space bending mechanism, man could travel to even a distant star by folding the space path to that star,say billion times.
by uttam maharjan October 17, 2011
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Created By BK in the Lounge on 5/17/2012
Created By BK in the Lounge on 5/17/2012
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