The act of taking copious amounts of uppers and downers in alternating succession, so as to achieve a psychological seesaw affect
“What’s up with Kieth? He’s turned into an introvert, then extrovert, then back again like 4 times in the past hour..”
“Oh don’t mind him. He’s just been taking a solo ride on the substance seesaw since he clocked out at 5. You might wanna hide the rest of the booze while he’s atop mount Adderall.”
“Oh don’t mind him. He’s just been taking a solo ride on the substance seesaw since he clocked out at 5. You might wanna hide the rest of the booze while he’s atop mount Adderall.”
by urbanovergrowth August 30, 2023
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If you develop hearing-loss from playing your "music" (i.e., it's debatable whether that horrible crash-'n'-bash thumpy-thump cacophony truly qualifies as actual music!) too loud, then ANY audio-system will likely sound substandard to you.
by QuacksO October 12, 2023
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by yes.hi.its.me November 29, 2023
Get the substance baby mug.1. Low quality idiot intentionally or unintentionally fucking stuff up, being willfully obtuse or acting in bad faith.
2. Credulous subscribers to obviously lying podcasters or presidential candidates that are pathological liars.
3. Egregious grifters and liars trying to make money from subscribers and merch.
"Sub-" from the Latin meaning "under" or "below," typically used to denote inferiority or a position beneath a standard level.
"Tarde" (a fictional Latin word), meaning "to lag behind" or "to delay purposefully," distinct from "tardus."
Transitional Terms:
"Sub-" from Latin indicates inferiority or a lower position. "Tarde," a fictional Latin term, means to delay intentionally, distinct from "tardus."
Root & Etymology:
"Subtardus" (Ancient Rome): Initially in military contexts, it described tactics deliberately slowed to mislead enemies, suggesting cunning over deficiency.
"Soubtarde" (Medieval French): In medieval France, it pejoratively referred to merchants slowing transactions to frustrate competitors or authorities.
"Subtard" (Early Modern English): Used to describe public figures who intentionally slowed their duties, benefiting themselves or harming public interests.
Regional Usage: Widely used in northern European maritime communities, "subtarded" referred to deliberate delays in critical shipping operations, becoming slang among dockworkers and sailors.
2. Credulous subscribers to obviously lying podcasters or presidential candidates that are pathological liars.
3. Egregious grifters and liars trying to make money from subscribers and merch.
"Sub-" from the Latin meaning "under" or "below," typically used to denote inferiority or a position beneath a standard level.
"Tarde" (a fictional Latin word), meaning "to lag behind" or "to delay purposefully," distinct from "tardus."
Transitional Terms:
"Sub-" from Latin indicates inferiority or a lower position. "Tarde," a fictional Latin term, means to delay intentionally, distinct from "tardus."
Root & Etymology:
"Subtardus" (Ancient Rome): Initially in military contexts, it described tactics deliberately slowed to mislead enemies, suggesting cunning over deficiency.
"Soubtarde" (Medieval French): In medieval France, it pejoratively referred to merchants slowing transactions to frustrate competitors or authorities.
"Subtard" (Early Modern English): Used to describe public figures who intentionally slowed their duties, benefiting themselves or harming public interests.
Regional Usage: Widely used in northern European maritime communities, "subtarded" referred to deliberate delays in critical shipping operations, becoming slang among dockworkers and sailors.
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- Alex Jones is lying for the money and fame, what a subtard.
- Credulous readers of outlandish conspiracies on substack and X are subtards.
- Alex Jones is lying for the money and fame, what a subtard.
- Credulous readers of outlandish conspiracies on substack and X are subtards.
by GrifterTears August 25, 2024
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by SOLØ June 5, 2024
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In a world of partisan politics, commercial spin and ai “hallucinations” substance > spin has never been more important.
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Get the substance > spin mug.The semi-visible layer of cultural production where people publish seriously but without institutional validation; the cultural production published seriously within a semi-visible expanse of recognition. Commonly used of literary publications but may apply to any published form of work.
"I just have to escape the substacks!" exclaimed Paul.
"You're sick of being stuck within the substack," mused Pauline.
"You're sick of being stuck within the substack," mused Pauline.
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