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Charlatantrum

A temper tantrum thrown by an unqualified charlatan president, when questioned, opposed or exposed for his ignorance, pretense and lies.
"I say you're a terrible reporter!" the president fumed, when asked what he might say to reassure the American people. It was untethered to the real world, just another charlatantrum, meant to disguise his unfitness but only revealing it.
by Monkey's Dad April 23, 2020
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Charlatan

Hym “Charlatan. That’s the word you’re looking for.”
by Hym Iam October 23, 2022
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Social Charlatanism

The idea in some new atheist circles that all social, political and religious interactions and beliefs are charlatanism, such as anything related to spirituality, religion and metaphysics is charlatanism, advocating that social and political relations needs to be based on rationality and scientific-technical knowledge.
John believes that all social, political, religious, spiritual and metaphysical related things are forms of charlatanism, and only scientific, technical and rational knowledge for change this situation. John believes social charlatanism is the basis of human society and human history.
by Full Monteirism December 19, 2020
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charlatainment

Mass media programming characterized by its use of a charlatainer (i.e., a charlatan (malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit) who actively develops and exploits a larger audience through a role in the public media by enhancing the entertainment "value" and, hence, the commercial potential, of news topics to the detriment of the veracity of the message and, as a result, the health, utility, and likelihood for progress respecting many issues which arise in public policy discussions. Charlatainment works because it is an especially insidious form of terminal addition, which results in a passionately rabid but woefully malinformed and/or excessively inflamed audience clinically disinclined to thereafter engage in reasonable discourse...apparently due to a permanent scarring of the reality lobe...
Bob said he got all of his news information via charlatainment, because he enjoyed being freed from having to think for himself, having to consider that public issues are often intrinsically complex, and because he missed the pep-rally-like fervor of being unified with a group of think-alikes engaged absolutely against a common, token adversary...and because, given the permanent damage to his reality lobe, sound-bite-level analysis was all that he remained capable of.
by texlex61 April 22, 2010
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charlatan

Used in bars etc. Mean a guy who pimps all the good ol' ho's!
Yup! That boy is like a charlatan! He's pimpin' them all!
by Andrew & Jågger-J August 21, 2004
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charlatan

Just watch one of Hassan Rouhani's speeches, trust me :)
Hassan Rouhani is a charlatan.
by avada kedavra kurva October 6, 2020
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charlatan

a group of 7 cutie patootie girls that are infamous around the scene and myspace. can be found at most shows in and around central new jersey or new york.
d00d those charlatan girls own the scene
by kaaaate July 30, 2008
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