Debate

I don't see the value in debating someone who rejects and/or doesn't understand both truth and/or meaning. And it's implicit in the act of you repeating the things I say. So... ME saying the thing made YOU feel something (likely distain or contempt) and you are trying to evoke that feeling in me... To get me to reflect that inward... And it alludes to a truth that you do not speak... And what it MEANS is reflected in your little "the cruelty is the point" mantra. Which is that I'm making vapid statements. Or that it's just vapid cruelty. And it IS and it ISN'T. And beyond that... It means that you're hyperfixated on the necessary redundancy because you're a bunch of fucking autists who don't understand meaning. The type of person that you are is literally the demons from Frieren. They don't understand that MEANING is entirely divorced from the words that are being said. That's why the Tim Walz Nazi salute is so important. It's DEMONstrative of the FACT that you use meaning instrumentally to shape public perception.

Hym "I'm sure you would like to debate in the absence of both the credit and the money I would derive from my massive accomplishment but what you are doing is essentially challenging Escanor to a fight at midnight."

by Hym Iam March 7, 2025

Debate Camp

The title given to any number of hellish weeks spent at a university over summer practicing debate. At camp, students learn the fundamentals of debate as well as strategy, theory, and how to run strange post-modern arguments that only fellow debaters and experienced judges will understand. Students will also learn the art of staying awake for 4 days at a time, that espresso is its own food group, and how to acquire drugs in a foreign city. Days of camp are typically 7am-3am and some weeks there will be as many hours of sleep as there are arms on a Ugandan refugee. Students are likely to return home with a permanent carpet texture to their face (acquired by sleeping in the isles of law libraries), excessive kritiks and Kantian quotes, an appreciation for adderall and a deep relationship with their laptop.

"Where have you been all summer?"-Boy 1
"Oh sorry, I have been at Stanford for debate camp the past three weeks. I'm sure we can arrange a library or coffee meeting if you would like to look over my flows from practice rounds"-Boy 2

by stoprantingwhitedevil April 16, 2009

debate trash

a certain, unattractive breed of highschool debater, typically policy, that carries himself with the pride of a king and with the morals of a wrinkled up paper towel.
usually novices, usually fond of uploading corrupted dropbox files and playing video games during the rest of the academic classes.

"Just hit this guy in the first round of elims, he is the epitome of debate trash!"

"samar, you can't date debate trash, you're better than this"

by anarchyisthenaturalstateofman May 16, 2016

debate.org

A place to go on the Internet to go and look up arguments of your favorite topics and harass people who don't believe what you do.

Dude, this guy on debate.org is against me! I am going to harass him and his opinion with some nonsensical information!

by Secret Agent: Dog September 16, 2014

debate lord

Some one who could find a point to argue in the most innocuos conversations. This person would ask for the source of your dads eulogy.

"SOURCE SOURCE", "I just like my sandwiches cut diagonally not vertically stop being a debate lord u degen"

by RussDrops October 30, 2020

debate smile

The forced smile that a person in a spotlighted position adopts in reaction to an opponent's attack during a verbal spar as a way to save face in front of an audience and to keep the mood seemingly friendly.

Senator Biden flashed his debate smile when Governor Palin accused him of voting for a federal tax raise.

by JMPetersen January 15, 2009

Debate Raped

When you're in a debate tournament and your opponent massacres you.

Zander: Yo John, my opponent made me look like a fool!
John: He was that good; dude: you got debate raped.

by NegaGod February 7, 2009